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 | | The Minitrack stations, designed, built, and initially operated by NRL, were along a North-South line running along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America. |
 | | Minitrack was the forerunner of another NRL-developed system called NAVSPASUR, which is operational today and a major producer of spacecraft tracking data. |
 | | On October 4, 1957, the Vanguard team learned of the launch of (Click link for more info and facts about Sputnik I) Sputnik I by the USSR while still working on a test vehicle (TV-2) designed to test the first stage of their launcher rocket. |
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