SP-4012 NASA HISTORICAL DATA BOOK: VOLUME III
PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS 1969-1978
 
 

Figure 3-3. Two IUE ground observatories, located near Washington, D. C, and Madrid, Spain, were designed to resemble and function as typical ground astronomy observatories.

Figure 3-3. Two IUE ground observatories, located near Washington, D. C, and Madrid, Spain, were designed to resemble and function as typical ground astronomy observatories. With a minimum of training, guest observers could take an active part in the real-time control of the spacecraft and the offline processing of image data. The U.S. Ground Observatory at the Goddard Space Flight Center consisted of the ground station, the Scientific Operations Center, and the Operations Control Center.

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