Isn't Texas and Hawaii two locations that house Energy devices like this? I thought I read that somewhere on here once...lemme see if I can find it...
<<<EDIT>>>: Found them:
There is only one other site in America similar to the Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing (AMOS) site, located on Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico (right next to Texas!), and operated by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). Both sites are used to advance space domain awareness (SDA) technologies, which involve detecting, identifying, and tracking man-made objects in space, such as satellites and missiles.
They use various sensors, telescopes, and computers to collect and analyze data on near-Earth and deep-space objects. They also conduct research and development on topics such as atmospheric compensation, resolved imaging, astrodynamics, sensor development, laser propagation, and high-performance computing.
The AMOS site has some unique features, such as its location at 10,000 feet above sea level, which provides excellent viewing conditions, and its sodium guidestar, which creates an artificial star to sense the atmosphere. The Kirtland site has some unique features, such as its adaptive optics system, which compensates for atmospheric turbulence, and its laser communication system, which enables secure and high-speed data transmission.
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Isn't Texas and Hawaii two locations that house Energy devices like this? I thought I read that somewhere on here once...lemme see if I can find it...
Found them:
There is only one other site in America similar to the Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing (AMOS) site, located on Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico (right next to Texas!), and operated by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). Both sites are used to advance space domain awareness (SDA) technologies, which involve detecting, identifying, and tracking man-made objects in space, such as satellites and missiles.
They use various sensors, telescopes, and computers to collect and analyze data on near-Earth and deep-space objects. They also conduct research and development on topics such as atmospheric compensation, resolved imaging, astrodynamics, sensor development, laser propagation, and high-performance computing.
The AMOS site has some unique features, such as its location at 10,000 feet above sea level, which provides excellent viewing conditions, and its sodium guidestar, which creates an artificial star to sense the atmosphere. The Kirtland site has some unique features, such as its adaptive optics system, which compensates for atmospheric turbulence, and its laser communication system, which enables secure and high-speed data transmission.
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Isn't Texas and Hawaii two locations that house Energy devices like this? I thought I read that somewhere on here once...lemme see if I can find it...
Found them:
There is only one other site in America similar to the Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing (AMOS) site, located on Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico (right next to Texas!), and operated by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). Both sites are used to advance space domain awareness (SDA) technologies, which involve detecting, identifying, and tracking man-made objects in space, such as satellites and missiles.
They use various sensors, telescopes, and computers to collect and analyze data on near-Earth and deep-space objects. They also conduct research and development on topics such as atmospheric compensation, resolved imaging, astrodynamics, sensor development, laser propagation, and high-performance computing.
The AMOS site has some unique features, such as its location at 10,000 feet above sea level, which provides excellent viewing conditions, and its sodium guidestar, which creates an artificial star to sense the atmosphere. The Kirtland site has some unique features, such as its adaptive optics system, which compensates for atmospheric turbulence, and its laser communication system, which enables secure and high-speed data transmission.
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Isn't Texas and Hawaii two locations that house Energy devices like this? I thought I read that somewhere on here once...lemme see if I can find it...