<p>What technology is required to detect a coconut-sized sphere in Earth orbit, at average altitude of communications satellites? </p>

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2019-06-23T20:23:45.657Z
I don't know too much about this, but try to look up "space debris detection" and go from there
Ewoud
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2019-06-24T00:31:30.687Z
are you suggesting the [coconut got there carried by swallows](https://youtu.be/liIlW-ovx0Y?t=44)?
uhoh
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2019-06-24T00:34:04.160Z
Good question but I'm voting to close this question as off-topic here because it's not about Astronomy as defined in the [help center](https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/help/on-topic). It is however *on-topic* in [Space Exploration SE](https://space.stackexchange.com/) and should be asked there instead.
uhoh
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2019-06-24T19:13:17.907Z
@uhoh,  ya ninja'd me there.  But seeing as the OP said "coconut-sized," guess it'd have to get there via a swallow-sized rocket.
Carl Witthoft
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Small orbital body detection
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# Small orbital body detection

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-06-23)

What technology is required to detect a coconut-sized sphere in Earth orbit, at average altitude of communications satellites?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I don't know too much about this, but try to look up "space debris detection" and go from there  
> **username_2**: are you suggesting the [coconut got there carried by swallows](https://youtu.be/liIlW-ovx0Y?t=44)?  
> **username_2**: Good question but I'm voting to close this question as off-topic here because it's not about Astronomy as defined in the [help center](https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/help/on-topic). It is however *on-topic* in [Space Exploration SE](https://space.stackexchange.com/) and should be asked there instead.  
> **username_3**: @username_2,  ya ninja'd me there.  But seeing as the OP said "coconut-sized," guess it'd have to get there via a swallow-sized rocket.  

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