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My team and I were tasked with developing a system for tracking orbital debris last quarter. We discovered that NASA's Orbit Determination Program (ODP) and ESA's NAPEOS were the two most popular solutions for this task. Here's what I learned when comparing these two systems.
What is Orbital Debris Tracking?
Orbital debris tracking is the process of monitoring and predicting the movement of objects in Earth's orbit. This is crucial for preventing collisions between satellites and other objects in space.
NASA's Orbit Determination Program (ODP)
NASA's ODP is a software system used for determining the orbits of satellites and other objects in space. It uses a combination of ground-based and space-based observations to calculate the position and velocity of these objects. I was surprised by the complexity of the ODP system, which requires a significant amount of computational power and data storage.
ESA's NAPEOS
The European Space Agency's (ESA) NAPEOS is another system used for orbital debris tracking.
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