The first 26 meter antenna for the Satellite Tracking and Data Acquisition Network (STADAN) was operational. This antenna in Fairbanks, Alaska was constructed to handle the overwhelming amount of data expected to come from the Nimbus program, one of NASA’s early meteorological satellites programs. Seven satellites were launched in polar orbit…
Image Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
The first 26 meter antenna for the Satellite Tracking and Data Acquisition Network (STADAN) was operational. This antenna in Fairbanks, Alaska was constructed to handle the overwhelming amount of data expected to come from the Nimbus program, one of NASA’s early meteorological satellites programs. Seven satellites were launched in polar orbit from 1964-1978 that helped increase man’s knowledge of Earth’s weather behavior, global energy balance, and oceanic productivity.
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