Antara pencapaian geodesi yang terhasil dalam era awal penciptaan dan pelancaran satelit adalah; 1957 Launch of SPUTNIK-1, 1958 Earth’s Flattening from Satellite Data (f=1/298.3), 1958 Launch of EXPLORER-1, 1959 Third Zonal Harmonic (Pear Shape of Earth), 1959 Theory of the Motion of Artificial Satellites (Brouwer), 1960 Launch of TRANSIT-1B, 1960 Launch of ECHO-1, 1960 Theory of Satellite Orbits (Kaula), 1962 Launch of ANNA-1B, and 1962 Geodetic Connection between France and Algeria (IGN). Pemandangan koridor di luar bilik penginapan - - - - -