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    used to extend the range of shore-based tracking facilities. In the United States, the initial tracking ships were constructed by the U.S. Army and then...
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    The Yuan Wang-class of tracking ships (Chinese: 远望; lit. 'Long View' Yuǎn wàng) are used for tracking and support of satellite and intercontinental ballistic...
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    ARA Narwal Chinese Navy: Type 813 spy ship Type 814A spy ship Type 815 spy ship Yuan Wang-class tracking ship Finnish Navy Kustaanmiekka (Decommissioned)...
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    Kosmonavt Vladimir Komarov was a satellite tracking ship of the Soviet Union. It was named after Vladimir Mikhaylovich Komarov, the cosmonaut who died...
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    Ship tracks are clouds that form around the exhaust released by ships into the still ocean air. Water molecules collect around the tiny particles (aerosols)...
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    Gaspard Monge, is a unique missile range instrumentation ship of the French Navy dedicated to tracking and measuring rocket trajectories. She was built for...
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    nuclear missile tracking ship today. Details here". Hindustan Times. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021. "INS Dhruv that can track satellites, strategic...
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    Seven Seas Navigator (category Cruise ships)
    private verandas. She has no sister ships. The hull was constructed by former USSR (Russia) as a satellite tracking ship. The hull was purchased by RSSC and...
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    Heavy-lift ship Cable ship Rescue and salvage ship Tracking ship Ocean surveillance ship Oceanographic research ship Attack submarines Ballistic missile submarines...
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    communications ship which was part of a fleet of communications ships. These ships greatly extended the tracking range when the orbits of cosmonauts and unmanned missions...
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    USNS Invincible (category Stalwart-class ocean surveillance ships)
    USNS Invincible (T-AGM-24), also known as ex-AGOS 10, is one of two tracking ships operated by the Military Sealift Command. One of the radars it carries...
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    List of active Pakistan Navy ships: Following is a list of Pakistan Naval Ships, Submarines, and other Watercraft which are currently in service . Pakistan...
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    The ship types in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) include aircraft carriers, submarines, (both nuclear and conventional), amphibious...
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    the 1950s and converted into a missile range tracking ship with a civilian crew. She performed tracking duties from 1961 through 1969 on the Western Launch...
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    largest communications ship and was the flagship of a fleet of communications ships. These ships greatly extended the tracking range when the orbits of...
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    greatly extended the tracking range when the orbits of cosmonauts and uncrewed missions were not within range of Soviet land-based tracking stations. Similar...
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    employed as Technical Research Ships(AGTR), Tracking Ships(AGM), Environmental Research Ships (AGER), Hydrofoil Research Ships (AGEH), and Survey Vessels...
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    Ballistic missile tracking 6 Yuan Wang-class tracking ship (NATO designation Yuanwang-class) Intelligence gathering 1 Type 813 spy ship (NATO designation...
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    USNS Watertown (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships)
    ship acquired by the United States Navy in 1960 and converted from her SS Niantic Victory Victory ship cargo configuration to a missile tracking ship...
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  • The long-range identification and tracking (LRIT) of ships was established as an international system on 19 May 2006 by the International Maritime Organization...
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    designed to track and monitor, locate and retrieve the spent torpedo for analysis and refurbishment for reuse. Tracking ships are a type of ship fitted with...
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    This is a list of active French Navy ships. The French Navy consists of nearly 100 vessels of the Force d'action navale (Naval action force) and the 9...
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    Hawaii tracking station, Glenn noticed a lot of interference on the HF radio band. As he crossed the Pacific coast of North America, the tracking station...
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    missile tracking ship USAS American Mariner also used data from the satellite for precise ship's location information prior to positioning its tracking radars...
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  • information about ships". HamptonRoads. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015. "Marine Traffic – AIS ship tracking". MARINE TRAFFIC...
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  • Tracking numbers are numbers assigned to packages when they are shipped. Tracking numbers are useful for knowing the location of time sensitive deliveries...
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  • escort for Chinese aircraft carriers. The United States classifies these ships as cruisers as the United States Navy (USN) defines a cruiser as a large...
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  • The list of ships of Russia by project number includes all Soviet and Russian ships by known assigned project numbers. Ship descriptions are Russian assigned...
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  • Thumbnail for Soviet communications ship SSV-33
    propulsion. SSV-33 served in electronic intelligence, missile tracking, space tracking, and communications relay roles. Due to high operating costs, SSV-33...
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    built by China in its ongoing effort to create a true blue water navy. The ship uses the hull design of the older Type 051B (Luhai class), but is equipped...
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