The PAGEOS space balloon: One of NASA's most successful failures - Interesting Engineering
5/24/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 11 months ago
by Loukia Papadopoulos
by Loukia Papadopoulos
The satellite was built to provide a tracking target for geodetic purposes. But upon launching, something unthinkable happened, and it rose to the challenge.
On July 24, 1966, NASA launched the Passive Geodetic Earth Orbit Satellite (PAGEOS) satellite, and it would forever make history. This incredible satellite served as a tracking target, connecting 46… [+3046 chars]
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