Title :
Army Participation in Project Vanguard
Author :
Smitherman, W.E.
Author_Institution :
Signal Officer, Autilles Command, San Juan, P. R.
Abstract :
The Army was responsible for the installation and maintenance of six Minitrack stations for Project Vanguard. In addition, the Army responsibility included the electrical tracking of the artificial satellites from these stations. This paper outlines the actions taken by the Army in fulfilling these responsibilities.
Keywords :
Artificial satellites; Filling; Geoscience; Instruments; Irrigation; Laboratories; Meeting planning; Roads; Signal mapping;
Journal_Title :
Military Electronics, IRE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/IRET-MIL.1960.5008243
