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Station Number 001 -occupied 1/22/66 to 3/18/66Party chief Sherrill Snellgrove of C&GS

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Description

Station Number 001 -occupied 1/22/66 to 3/18/66Party chief Sherrill Snellgrove of C&GS.; Observations were conducted during the period when there were approximately 20 hours of darkness and 4 hours oftwilight. As the PAGEOS satellites were in near polar orbit, this allowedobservation of 4 to 5 passes per night.

Location

Thule, Greenland

Collection

Geodesy

Keywords

Geodesy

Satellite Triangulation

Stations

North America