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Class: Technology. Nation: USA. Agency: United States Air Force. Manufacturer: USAF Academy, Colorado Springs. US Air Force Academy experiment to demonstrate use of GPS navigation in geosynchronous orbit.
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Falcon Gold Chronology
25 October 1997
Falcon Gold Launch Site: Cape Canaveral . Launch Vehicle: Atlas IIA. Perigee: 151 km. Apogee: 34,457 km. Inclination: 26.2 deg. US Air Force Academy experiment to demonstrate use of GPS navigation in geosynchronous orbit.
Bibliography:- 4 - McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Report (Internet Newsletter), Harvard University, Weekly, 1989 to Present. HTML when accessed: ftp://sao-ftp.harvard.edu/pub/jcm/space/news
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