PAGEOS

PAGEOS was a balloon satellite which was launched by NASA in June 1966. It was the first satellite specifically launched for use in geodetic surveying, or measuring the shape of the earth, by serving as a reflective and photographic tracking target. At the time, it improved on terrestrial triangulations of the globe by about an order of magnitude. The satellite, which carried no instrumentation, broke up between 1975 and 1976. One of the largest fragments of the satellite finally deorbited in 2016.

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artificial satellite, 
Ashkenaz, Calvinist Republic of Ghent, Chinland, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Havilah, Kingdom of Martabam-hongsawatoi, Kingdom of Wolaita, Persia, Sikh Confederacy, Sweden, Tarshish, Dong Fang Hong 2, Ekran, 1966, 

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1966-06-24T00:00:00Z

1966-06-24T00:00:00Z

1966 PAGEOS

1966-06-24T00:00:00Z

1966-06-24T00:00:00Z

rocket launch

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Frameless

PAGEOS 1

PAGEOS Satellite - GPN-2000-001896

1966-056 (Thor SLV-2A Agena D)

A BC4 (Ballistic Camera-4) camera, inside its observing dome, with instrumentation shelter in background.

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		PAGEOS 1		Commons
commons	image		PAGEOS Satellite - GPN-2000-001896		Commons
commons	image		1966-056 (Thor SLV-2A Agena D)		Commons
commons	image		A BC4 (Ballistic Camera-4) camera, inside its observing dome, with instrumentation shelter in background.		Commons