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Trackers watch for dangerous 'space junk'

The Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance System (GEODSS) facility at Diego Garcia is one of three operational sites worldwide. Specialists at the three sites track known man-made deep space objects in orbit around earth. (United States Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. John Rohrer)

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