Tracking Satellites and Space Debris Using Radio Antennae
Researchers are utilizing a network of radio telescopes, including the Lovell Telescope, to track satellites and space debris. This initiative, known as Space Domain Awareness, aims to monitor orbital objects to prevent collisions and provide warnings about falling debris.
Every year, thousands and thousands of satellites get launched into orbit around our planet. The result is an increasingly congested "space" above Earth populated by equipment that provides services to the surface. At the same time, these satellites affect ground-based astronomy and create potential for damage when they eventually fall through Earth's atmosphere to the surface. In addition, near-Earth space hosts old rocket bodies and other materials (cameras, gloves, etc.) left in orbit by past missions.
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