Laser Geodynamics Satellite I (5278072466).jpg

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Description	English: The LAGEOS I (Laser Geodynamics Satellite) was developed and launched by the Marshall Space Flight Center on May 4, 1976, from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The two-foot diameter satellite orbited the Earth from pole to pole and measured the movements of the Earth's surface.
Date	4 May 1976, 10:22
Source	https://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/history/this-week-in-nasa-history-lageos-launches-may-4-1976.html (image link)
Author	NASA/Marshall

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