SPACECRAFT IN ORBIT
Use For Radio, Weather (N.Z. Preu A»tn.—Copyright) WASHINGTON, July 22. The Navy has orbited a satellite which, like the moon, keeps the same face turned always towards the earth. A natural stabilisation system will greatly extend the operating lifetimes of future communication and weather satellites, the Navy said. What keeps the spacecraft permanently facing the earth is the difference in attractive force of the earth’s gravitation field across the dimension of the satellite. The Navy did not say when the spacecraft was launched. Stabilisation of a satellite with one face always to the earth is desirable for several reasons, one being easier radio communication. Stabilisation will also allow weather satellites to keep cloud-mapping cameras constantly focused on their subject. .
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30192, 25 July 1963, Page 19
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