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South Africa Deep Space Station 51 (1961)

South Africa's Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory was originally named Deep Space Station 51 and was built in 1961 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). In this role the station assisted in tracking many unmanned United States space missions, including the Ranger, Surveyor .........

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South Africa (1999) 200 Rand (back) - Hartebeesthoek main dish