ðə spˈeɪs fˈɛns wɪl jˈuːz ˈɛsbˈænd ɹˈeɪdɑːɹ ænd wɪl tɹˈæk ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒɚ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv smˈɔːl ˈɑːbdʒɛkts ðɐn pɹˈiːviəs spˈeɪs ɹˈeɪdɑːɹz: "ɐbˌaʊt tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ˈɑːbdʒɛkts ænd mˌeɪk wˈʌn.fˈaɪv mˈɪliən ɑːbzɚvˈeɪʃənz pɜː dˈeɪ, ɐbˌaʊt tˈɛn tˈaɪmz ðə nˈʌmbɚ" mˌeɪd baɪ ɛɡzˈɪstɪŋ ɔːɹ ɹˈiːsəntli ɹᵻtˈaɪɚd jˌuːˈɛs ˈæsɛts.
The Space Fence will use S-band radar and will track a larger number of small objects than previous space radars: "about 200,000 objects and make 1.5 million observations per day, about 10 times the number" made by existing or recently retired US assets.