NASA Orbital Debris Observatory

"NODO" redirects here. For other uses, see Nodo.
NASA Orbital Debris Observatory
Dome of the NASA Orbital Debris Observatory near Cloudcroft, New Mexico
NASA Orbital Debris Observatory
OrganizationNASA
Locationnear Cloudcroft, New Mexico
Coordinates32°58′46″N 105°44′01″W / 32.9795°N 105.7336°W / 32.9795; -105.7336
Altitude2,751 meters (9,026 ft)
Established1995 (1995)
Closed2002 (2002)
Telescopes
NASA LMT3.0 m liquid mirror
CCD Debris Telescope0.32 m reflector
NASA Orbital Debris Observatory is located in Earth
NASA Orbital Debris Observatory
Location of NASA Orbital Debris Observatory
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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.[1] 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 by Embry-Riddle University.[1]

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