Space surveillance problems in a national civil space research program : report, 1958 Aug 14.

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Space surveillance problems in a national civil space research program : report, 1958 Aug 14.

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From page one ""The primary objective of the surveillance system is the provision of a global network of ground stations to observe the position and motion of satellites and other objects in the space program. This somewhat innocent-sounding charter turns out to be quite complex when it is considered in detail and in relation to other facets of the over-all program." Note- Dr. Pickering served on the Working Group on Space Surveillance.

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