Sunday, June 15, 2008

Pageos




PAGEOS



Credit: NASA


PAGEOS (PAssive GEOdetic Satellite) was a balloon satellite which was launched by the NASA in June 1966. Pageos had a diameter of 31 m (thin polyester foil plus a reflecting layer) and was used for the Weltnetz der Satellitentriangulation (Worldwide Satellite Triangulation Network)




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