51 USC § 71104 - Planetary radar

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identifier: "/us/usc/t51/s71104"
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title: "51 USC § 71104 - Planetary radar"
title_number: 51
title_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS"
section_number: "71104"
section_name: "Planetary radar"
chapter_number: 711
chapter_name: "NEAR-EARTH OBJECTS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3439.)"
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# § 71104. Planetary radar

The Administrator shall maintain a planetary radar that is comparable to the capability provided through the Deep Space Network Goldstone facility of the Administration.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3439.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 71104 | 42 U.S.C. 17795. | Pub. L. 110–422, title VIII, § 805, Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4804. |