Laser Geodynamics Satellite I

Full Description: The LAGEOS I (Laser Geodynamics Satellite) was developed and launched by the Marshall Space Flight Center on May 4, 1976 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The two-foot diameter satellite orbited the Earth from pole to pole and measured the movements of the Earth's surface.

 

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Image Number: MSFC-7667283

Date: 1976

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