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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:military
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Needles_Project
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gptkbp:conductedBy
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gptkb:Lincoln_Laboratory
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:controversy
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sparked international concern over space debris
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:endDate
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1963
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Project West Ford
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gptkbp:launchSite
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gptkb:Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base
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gptkbp:launchVehicle
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gptkb:Atlas-Agena_B_rocket
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gptkbp:location
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Earth orbit
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gptkbp:material
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copper dipole needles
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gptkbp:method
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dispersal of copper dipole needles into Earth's orbit
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gptkbp:needleDiameter
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25.4 micrometers
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gptkbp:needleLength
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1.78 centimeters
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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launched copper needles in 1963
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gptkbp:numberOfNeedles
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approximately 480 million
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gptkbp:purpose
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to create an artificial ionosphere for global radio communication
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Cold_War
satellite communications
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gptkbp:result
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project was largely unsuccessful
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gptkbp:startDate
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1961
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gptkbp:status
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terminated
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Defense_projects
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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