Space domain awareness

Space domain awareness is the study and monitoring of satellites orbiting the Earth. It involves the detection, tracking, cataloging and identification of artificial objects, i.e. active/inactive satellites, spent rocket bodies, or fragmentation debris.

"Space surveillance" redirects here. Not to be confused with Reconnaissance satellite.
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