Tuesday 23 August 2005

G5

PT0062
Proposed new space geodesy and earth observation station for South Africa
Combrinck, Ludwig¹,
1 Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory, South Africa
Author email: ludwig@hartrao.ac.za
The Space Geodesy Programme of the Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory envisages the construction of a modern space geodesy facility in the semi-arid region of the Karoo in South Africa. This new station will be a node of GGOS and will ensure future participation in global space geodetic networks from southern Africa. International participation is sought for this venture and proposed partnerships with NASA and other possible partners are presented.

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