BALLOON IN ORBIT
(N.Z.P.A.-Reuter—Copyright) VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, June 23.
The United States today successfully placed in a polar orbit a huge silvery balloon {that will aid scientists in the j precise mapping of the earth’s surface.
Called P.A.G.E.O.S. (for passive geodetic earth-orbiting satellite) One, the satellite unfurled its balloon on schedule and space agency officials reported three hours after launching “all went well. It looks good up there.”
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Press, Issue 31095, 25 June 1966, Page 15
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69BALLOON IN ORBIT Press, Issue 31095, 25 June 1966, Page 15
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