Talk:Tromsø Satellite Station

GA Review

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Reviewer: Noleander (talk · contribs) 15:34, 8 December 2012 (UTC) I can do this review, if nominator is still interested. --Noleander (talk) 15:34, 8 December 2012 (UTC)

Comments from Noleander

• Wording: " To a less extent .." - "To a lesser extent .."
• Wording: "The first proposals for a telemetry station in Tromsø were launched in early 1964. .." - Change "launched" to "made" or "suggested" because "launched" sounds like a rocket is being launched.
• Wording: "The concept was to build a real-time telemetry station which would allow for simultaneous observations of the ionosphere from both satellites and sounding rockets. " - not clear what is intended here. What is happening simultaneously? A satellite and a SR are both up in the sky at the same time, and the station can listen to both? Or does the station just listen to one at a time?
• Wording: "The choice of Tromsø was in part tied to the Tromsø Geophysical Observatory .." -> "The choice of Tromso as a location for a telemetry stations was in part ..."
• Wording: "The NASA's International Satellite for Ionospheric Studies was also under way ..." - The satellite was being designed? Or was already launched and in orbit? Also, "under way" -> "underway".
• Wording: "... gain support for a real-time station." - Change "real time" to "telemetry" ... I think real-time is a minor modifier in this context here ... all telemetry stations are real-time.
• Define term: "completed by 1967 in time for the launch of ESRO-2." - "ESRO-2" is a red link. Without an article, you should add a few words here explaining what ESRO-2 is.
• Clarify: " The agreement was approved by the ..." - What agreement? to build the telemetry station?
• Wording: " instead wanted to play safe by ..." - play safe is a bit slang-y. Try "wanted to minimize risk by ..."
• Clarify: "It was the first computer in Europe and among the first three in the world which used integrated circuits." - First computer designed in Europe? Or first computer located in Europe?
• Link? - "A new minicomputer, SAM-2, was built at NDRE ..." - Link to SAM-2? Red link, if no article yet, is okay.
• Details: "Tromsø Satellite Station worked well in tandem with Andøya Rocket Range..." - Why did they work well together? Are they located next to each other? Did the cooperate on projects?
• Clarify: "Norway expanded its exclusive economic zone to 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) in 1977, increasing the country's area by more than one million square kilometers (400,000 sq mi)." - Does that include areas in the ocean? Most US readers will interpret " the country's area" to mean land area only. If it includes ocean, need to add words like "increasing the country's total land and sea area by ..." or "increasing the country's ocean area by ..."
• Spelling, link, clarify: "Part of the goal of the project was to create spinn-offs;.." - "Spin-offs" . Also, should link to Spin-off. Best if it also has a modifier like " to create technical spin-offs" or "to create technology spin-offs".
• Wording: "e it was bought by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace in 1994.[2] By then it has .." - " by then it had .."
• Map: A locator map should be included in the article.
• Photo of the station? - Good article criteria suggest that a photo of the station should be included. I know pictures are hard to find sometimes. Can you try to contact someone that lives nearby the station or works at the station, and ask them to provide a non-copyrighted photo of the station?
• All done. This is a good article. I think once the above items are addressed, it would be at GA status, but the inclusion of a photo of the station may or may not be required. At a minimum, you should try to find one and make sure none is available.

End Noleander comments. --Noleander (talk) 19:54, 9 December 2012 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but I'm stuck with a severe influenza and I have no energy to carry out editing on Wikipedia these days. If you will allow the article to continue to be placed on hold for the near future I will get back to the review when I am better. I am sorry for any incoveniences this may cause. Arsenikk ^(talk) 17:24, 14 December 2012 (UTC)

Okay ... I just set the status to Failed, but then I read this note. I'll undo the Fail. Just post a note on my talk page when you're ready to resume work. Get well soon! --Noleander (talk) 17:07, 18 December 2012 (UTC)

Issues addressed. For the simultaneous observation, I presumed it was the latter. Wasn't able to find a photo/map to use. Wizardman 00:24, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

Since both Arsenikk and Noleander have disappeared, I'm going to go ahead and pass this; if that's a problem let me know but I don't imagine it will be. Wizardman 20:14, 18 January 2013 (UTC)