NSSDCA ID: 1965-089A-06
Mission Name: GEOS 1The Minitrack beacon onboard GEOS 1 transmitted on 136 MHz. The minitrack interferometer tracking system was used in combination with the NASA Range and Range-Rate System to establish the GEOS 1 orbit. Raw data from the two systems were used for early orbit determinations and routine orbit updating. The orbit computation center processed the data with the general orbit determination input program and prepared a data tape for use in the general orbit determination differential correction program on the IBM 7094. Minitrack acquired 16,271 data points (station axis crossings). The Minitrack stations also participated in mutual visibility events that involved tracking with other stations for tracking system intercomparison experiments. The system operated normally from November 6, 1965, until January 14, 1967, when the spacecraft system was turned off.
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Name | Role | Original Affiliation | |
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Mr. John M. Kohout | Principal Investigator | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |