The Smithsonian's Satellite-Tracking Program: Its History and Organization, Part II

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Summary

Article by Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Editor in Chief Hayes details the effects of the Sputnik launching on the Satellite Tracking Program, initial problems in getting the tracking system running, the first trackers under the Moonwatch Program, Baker-Nunn cameras, and computations, ending with U.S. attempts to launch its own satellite after Sputnik.

Subject

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

Category

Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Annual Report for 1963 (Book)

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1964

Topic

  • Artificial satellites
  • Moonwatch Program
  • Satellite Tracking Program
  • Astrophysics
  • Baker-Nunn camera
  • Astronomy
  • Baker-Nunn Camera
  • Sputnik

Physical description

pp. 331-357

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