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1. mikkup+(OP)[view] [source] 2026-01-30 07:55:00
NASA tracks debris 10cm or larger. They also detect and statistically estimate debris as small as 3mm in LEO.

This is my source, from 2021 fwiw: https://oig.nasa.gov/office-of-inspector-general-oig/ig-21-0...

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2. pjscot+k1[view] [source] 2026-01-30 08:06:18
>>mikkup+(OP)
So it looks to be just the latency improvement that's noteworthy, then. Thank you!
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3. sfblah+Q4[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-30 08:39:50
>>pjscot+k1
Yes. Sorry for the brief answer. Too bad I got downvoted. There's no size improvement.
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4. wolvol+Mp[view] [source] 2026-01-30 11:41:41
>>mikkup+(OP)
10cm is huge, that could even be a functioning 1U cubesat.
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5. egl202+HF1[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-30 18:36:01
>>pjscot+k1
Maybe coverage, too?
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6. kortil+UB2[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-31 00:02:45
>>sfblah+Q4
It got downvoted because it had no info about why you claimed there was no improvement.

SpaceX wouldn’t waste money developing a system that had no improvement over what space force already offers.

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7. sfblah+YU9[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-02 19:00:48
>>kortil+UB2
They would if they could bilk more taxpayer money for it.
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