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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1957
Page
3
The Moonwatch station on San Angelo College campus began operation to track satellites. Activation followed months of planning with calibration completed as Sputnik 1 passed overhead, marking the first satellite tracking by the station at 7:30 p.m. Alpha II tracked 30 miles northeast at an 82 degree pass and about 400 miles altitude.
On the San Angelo College campus the Moonwatch station uses 36 M-17 telescopes on 46 inch mounts with a 55 by 6 foot wind break to observe satellites. Maj. Flynn coordinates visual tracking, timing with WWV signals, and rapid data transmission to Cambridge for global comparison. Amateur astronomers can buy the satellite finder and scale map through National Geographic Society.
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