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Record 1 2002-11-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Broadcasting
  • Spacecraft
CONT

Had Strawberry been wearing the Wherify Wireless personal locator, authorities could quickly have pinpointed his location to within a few feet using Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiodiffusion
  • Engins spatiaux
CONT

Les premières enquêtes, menées en collaboration avec Nicholas L. Johnston, responsable scientifique principal et directeur de programmes de l'Orbital Debris Program Office au Johnson Space Center, qui relève de l'Administration nationale de l'aéronautique et de l'espace (NASA) des États-Unis d'Amérique, ont révélé que ces objets sont semble-t-il des éléments constitutifs du deuxième étage de la fusée Delta II utilisée pour le lancement d'un satellite du système mondial de localisation américain (GPS) le 28 mars 1996.

Spanish

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