Russia has opened a facility in the North West that will be used to detect space junk. This will help alert spacecraft such as the International Space Station to threats from space debris. Russia has constructed a facility in South Africa that will be used to detect and monitor space junk in a more timely and efficient manner. READ | NASA delegation in SA to 'rekindle' its relationship with the countryThe space debris detection facility was opened at the South African National Space Agency’s (Sansa) Hartbeeshoek facility in the North West. Russia's space debris detection system allows for the detection of objects from 120km to 40 000km above Earth.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 03, 2023 09:31 UTC