Tom Scott

Why this observatory fires lasers at satellites

S11 • E35    Sep 6, 2021    3m
NERC's Space Geodesy Facility, hidden away in the English countryside, fires lasers at satellites. Because it turns out that knowing a satellite's position exactly is really, really difficult.

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