NASA Orbital Debris Observatory

NASA Orbital Debris Observatory

NASA Orbital Debris Observatory
Organization	NASA
Location	near Cloudcroft, New Mexico
Coordinates	32°58′46″N 105°44′01″W / 32.9795°N 105.7336°W / 32.9795; -105.7336Coordinates: 32°58′46″N 105°44′01″W / 32.9795°N 105.7336°W / 32.9795; -105.7336
Altitude	2,751 meters (9,026 ft)
Established	1995 (1995)
Closed	2002 (2002)
Telescopes
NASA LMT 3.0 m liquid mirror CCD Debris Telescope 0.32 m reflector
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NASA Orbital Debris Observatory (NODO) was an astronomical observatory located in the Lincoln National Forest near Cloudcroft, New Mexico approximately 23 kilometers (14 mi) northeast of Alamogordo. From 1995 to 2002 it hosted two telescopes funded and operated by NASA that were dedicated to detecting orbital debris. The facility was initially called the Cloudcroft Electro-Optical Research Facility when it was completed in 1962, and was also known as the Cloudcroft Observatory. It is now privately owned.

NASA Liquid Mirror Telescope

CCD Debris Telescope