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Satellite over poles captures earth photos on debut
The ERTS spacecraft launched from Vandenberg into a polar orbit will relay first images tomorrow as it circles the globe every 103 minutes. Scientists expect wide use of the 176 million dollar satellite to monitor crops forests water and minerals and to aid mapping and fault detection.
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Lompoc. Calif
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Earth
EATS
Earth Resources Technology Satellite
South Pole
John Clark
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Goddard Spaceflight Center
Greenbelt
Canada
Maritime
ERTS
Missouri
Mississippi River