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We were all very sad to hear the news. He was a pioneer in SLR and camera tracking. He will be greatly missed. Please send me a family contact so we can send our condolences.
Mike Pearlman
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On May 31, 2013, at 7:16 AM, kalvis Salminš wrote:
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> SLR Electronic Mail 2013-05-31 12:08:29 UTC Message No. 2172
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> I regret to inform you that the Dr. Kazimirs Lapushka , Head of SLR station Riga, Institute of Astronomy University of Latvia, passed away on Sunday, May 26.
> His lifelong career in satellite observations started in 1957 when he as a first year student was part of the team to visually track first satellite “Sputnik-1â€. First time they tracked it on 9 October 1957. In 1960 he designed the photographic camera for satellite tracking as a student’s graduate work. During 1960s and 1970s he worked in many countries around the world to track satellites, was one of the designers of the satellite tracking camera AFU-75 and numerous other satellite tracking instruments and related equipment : photographical and later laser ranging systems. Thanks to his efforts and persistence the SLR system LS-105 was installed permanently in Riga on 1987 and regular satellite laser ranging was started on 1989. He participated in the station operations until the last days of his life. We will miss him greatly.
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> Kalvis Salminsh
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> Institute of Astronomy
> University of Latvia
> Boulevard Rainis 19
> Riga, LV 1050
> LATVIA
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We were all very sad to hear the news. He was a pioneer in SLR and camera tracking. He will be greatly missed. Please send me a family contact so we can send our condolences.
Mike Pearlman
Sent from my iPhone ********************************************************************************
SLR Electronic Mail 2013-05-31 12:08:29 UTC Message No. 2172
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I regret to inform you that the Dr. Kazimirs Lapushka , Head of SLR station Riga, Institute of Astronomy University of Latvia, passed away on Sunday, May 26. His lifelong career in satellite observations started in 1957 when he as a first year student was part of the team to visually track first satellite “Sputnik-1â€. First time they tracked it on 9 October 1957. In 1960 he designed the photographic camera for satellite tracking as a student’s graduate work. During 1960s and 1970s he worked in many countries around the world to track satellites, was one of the designers of the satellite tracking camera AFU-75 and numerous other satellite tracking instruments and related equipment : photographical and later laser ranging systems. Thanks to his efforts and persistence the SLR system LS-105 was installed permanently in Riga on 1987 and regular satellite laser ranging was started on 1989. He participated in the station operations until the last days of his life. We will miss him greatly. Kalvis Salminsh -- Institute of Astronomy University of Latvia Boulevard Rainis 19 Riga, LV 1050 LATVIA
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