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[b]Space Cover 634: Ariel-1 satellite tracking ship[/b] Happy New Year 2022. In space field communication is ALL. Any satellite, interplanetary probe, spaceship, crew capsuleā¦ should be constantly communicated with Earth. If communication is temporarily interrupted then we speak of failure and if communication is lost, then the space mission is listed as lost. Even if we see in our screens as all scientific instruments, data, etc are working normally but we cannot contact the ship. Currently, communication Earth-space is provided by many ground stations worldwide as well as many satellites than act as relay for others. However, in the beginning of space era, communication Earth-space was not so easy. For this reason, some unusual platforms were used as tracking stations. Ariel 1 or UK 1, first British satellite was launched aboard of a Thor-Delta rocket (although a Scout was the planned rocket) from Patrick Air Force Base on April 26, 1962. As Jodrell Bank observatory, installed in 1945, was not able to track the trajectory of Ariel 1 satellite, another way was developed by UK government. HMS Jaguar located in South Atlantic Ocean tracked the Ariel 1 satellite on April 26, 1962. Ship was positioned 103 nm east of Tristan da Cunha. HMS Jaguar did not have post office onboard. For this reason, when ship arrived to port Simonstown, South-Africa the cover was posted and cancelled May 01, 1962 as this can be shown on top of this post.
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T O P I C R E V I E WAntoni RIGOSpace Cover of the Week, Week 634, January 2, 2022 Space Cover 634: Ariel-1 satellite tracking shipHappy New Year 2022.In space field communication is ALL. Any satellite, interplanetary probe, spaceship, crew capsuleā¦ should be constantly communicated with Earth. If communication is temporarily interrupted then we speak of failure and if communication is lost, then the space mission is listed as lost. Even if we see in our screens as all scientific instruments, data, etc are working normally but we cannot contact the ship.Currently, communication Earth-space is provided by many ground stations worldwide as well as many satellites than act as relay for others.However, in the beginning of space era, communication Earth-space was not so easy. For this reason, some unusual platforms were used as tracking stations.Ariel 1 or UK 1, first British satellite was launched aboard of a Thor-Delta rocket (although a Scout was the planned rocket) from Patrick Air Force Base on April 26, 1962.As Jodrell Bank observatory, installed in 1945, was not able to track the trajectory of Ariel 1 satellite, another way was developed by UK government.HMS Jaguar located in South Atlantic Ocean tracked the Ariel 1 satellite on April 26, 1962. Ship was positioned 103 nm east of Tristan da Cunha. HMS Jaguar did not have post office onboard. For this reason, when ship arrived to port Simonstown, South-Africa the cover was posted and cancelled May 01, 1962 as this can be shown on top of this post.cvrlvr99Nice find. I wasn't aware of any "at sea" covers for this event. RossWonderful find.Ken HavekotteVery nice Antoni and I like how the collector indicated in a type-written sentence more about the event being commemorated. Antoni RIGOThanks Ray and Ken.Even without illustration I love this kind of covers, especially if no other philatelic docs exist to commemorate those first satellites.
Space Cover 634: Ariel-1 satellite tracking shipHappy New Year 2022.In space field communication is ALL. Any satellite, interplanetary probe, spaceship, crew capsuleā¦ should be constantly communicated with Earth. If communication is temporarily interrupted then we speak of failure and if communication is lost, then the space mission is listed as lost. Even if we see in our screens as all scientific instruments, data, etc are working normally but we cannot contact the ship.Currently, communication Earth-space is provided by many ground stations worldwide as well as many satellites than act as relay for others.However, in the beginning of space era, communication Earth-space was not so easy. For this reason, some unusual platforms were used as tracking stations.Ariel 1 or UK 1, first British satellite was launched aboard of a Thor-Delta rocket (although a Scout was the planned rocket) from Patrick Air Force Base on April 26, 1962.As Jodrell Bank observatory, installed in 1945, was not able to track the trajectory of Ariel 1 satellite, another way was developed by UK government.HMS Jaguar located in South Atlantic Ocean tracked the Ariel 1 satellite on April 26, 1962. Ship was positioned 103 nm east of Tristan da Cunha. HMS Jaguar did not have post office onboard. For this reason, when ship arrived to port Simonstown, South-Africa the cover was posted and cancelled May 01, 1962 as this can be shown on top of this post.
Happy New Year 2022.
In space field communication is ALL.
Any satellite, interplanetary probe, spaceship, crew capsuleā¦ should be constantly communicated with Earth. If communication is temporarily interrupted then we speak of failure and if communication is lost, then the space mission is listed as lost. Even if we see in our screens as all scientific instruments, data, etc are working normally but we cannot contact the ship.
Currently, communication Earth-space is provided by many ground stations worldwide as well as many satellites than act as relay for others.
However, in the beginning of space era, communication Earth-space was not so easy. For this reason, some unusual platforms were used as tracking stations.
Ariel 1 or UK 1, first British satellite was launched aboard of a Thor-Delta rocket (although a Scout was the planned rocket) from Patrick Air Force Base on April 26, 1962.
As Jodrell Bank observatory, installed in 1945, was not able to track the trajectory of Ariel 1 satellite, another way was developed by UK government.
HMS Jaguar located in South Atlantic Ocean tracked the Ariel 1 satellite on April 26, 1962. Ship was positioned 103 nm east of Tristan da Cunha.
HMS Jaguar did not have post office onboard. For this reason, when ship arrived to port Simonstown, South-Africa the cover was posted and cancelled May 01, 1962 as this can be shown on top of this post.
Even without illustration I love this kind of covers, especially if no other philatelic docs exist to commemorate those first satellites.
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