Artist's impression of a surveillance and tracking satellite planned as part of the American government's Strategic Defense Initiative. To be successf

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Artist's impression of a surveillance and tracking satellite planned as part of the American government's Strategic Defense Initiative. To be successful, a network of such satellites would have to detect and track all objects in low Earth orbit and to discriminate between ballistic missile warheads, decoys and debris.

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Size: 5173px × 4062px
Photo credit: © U.S. DEPT OF DEFENSE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: artists, artwork, combat, illustration, impression, laser, program, programme, satellite, sdi, space, star, tracking, war, wars, weapon