Why this Observatory fires lasers at Satellites

Lasers at Satellites

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

Credit Tom Scott

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