Appendix G

Ground Instrumentation Plan for Project Mercury

[For 3-orbit missions]
Station name Coverage, passes Radar S Radar C Telemetry reception Communication (capsule) Command control Acquisition FA Acquisition SA Acquisition M Ground communications Voice Ground communications TTY Ground communications SSB radio Timing
Canaveral 1,2,3 (X) X X X X X (X) --- X X --- X
Grand Bahama 1,2,3 --- (X) X X --- --- --- X X --- AMR
Grand Turk 1,2,3 --- --- X X --- --- --- X X X --- AMR
Bermuda 1,2,3 X X X X X X --- --- X X --- X
Atlantic ship 1,2,3 --- --- X X --- X --- --- --- X X X
Grand Canary Island 1,2 X --- X X --- X --- --- --- X X X
Kano, Nigeria 1,2 --- --- X X --- --- X --- --- X X X
Zanzibar 1,2 --- --- X X --- --- X --- --- X X X
Indian Ocean ship 1,2,3 --- --- X X --- X --- --- --- X X X
Muchea, Australia 1,2,3 X --- X X X X --- --- --- X X X
Woomera, Australia 1,2 --- X X X --- X --- --- X X --- X
Canton Island 1,2 --- --- X X --- --- X --- --- X --- X
Kauai Island, Hawaii 2,3 X X X X X X --- --- X X --- X
Point Arguello, Calif 2,3 X X X X X X --- --- X X --- X
Guaymas, Mexico 2,3 X --- X X X X --- --- X X --- X
White Sands, N. Mex 1,2,3 --- X --- --- --- X --- --- X X --- X
Corpus Christi, Tex 1,2,3 X --- X X --- X --- --- X X --- X
Eglin, Fla 1,2,3 (*) X --- --- --- X --- --- X X --- X
Goddard SFC Ground communications
FA=Fully automatic.

M=Manual.

*MPQ - 31.

SA=Semiautomatie.

SSB=Single Side band.

TTY=Telemetry.

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