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KSC-2009-3214
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is the radome beneath which is the NASA Debris Radar. It is located at a remote site on North Merritt Island in Florida. One of the largest of its kind in the world, the C-band radar provided critical support to pinpoint debris during the launch of space shuttle Atlantis on the STS-125 mission. The need for this radar was identified after the Columbia tragedy.
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Credit lineKSC-2009-3214. NASA/KSC, 2008-10-09. Public domain. ID: KSC-2009-3214.