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118 FLIGHT International, 16 July 1964 Space/light and missiles June 18 1964-31. USAF satellite launched from Vandenberg at about 04.50 GMT by Thor Agena. Orbit 825-8351cm (512-520 miles), 99.84°, 101.63min. Estimated lifetime 100 years. Com- ponents: 31 A, Agena satellite; 31B and C, two fragments. June 19 1964-32. USAF satellite launched from Vandenberg at about 23.20 GMT by Thor Agena. Orbit 190-455km (118-282 miles), 84.99°, 90.96min. Estimated lifetime three weeks. Only component 32A, Agena satellite. June 23 1964-33. Cosmos 33 launched from the Soviet Union at about 10.00 GMT. Orbit: satellite, 209-293km (130-182 miles), 64.97°, 89.38min; rocket, 220-297km (136-183 miles), 64.98°, 89.53min. Lifetime: satellite, eight days to July 1; rocket, estimated three weeks. Components: 33A, Cosmos 33; 33B, rocket body; 33C and D, two fragments. July 1 1964-34. Cosmos 34 launched from the Soviet Union at about 11.05 GMT. Orbit: satellite, 196-328km (122-203 miles), 64.95°, 89.99min; rocket, 192-334km (119-208 miles), 64.94°, 89.88min. Estimated lifetime: satellite, eight days; rocket, four weeks. Components: 34A, Cosmos 34(transmitted on 19.995Mc/s); 34B rocket body. July 3 1964-35. USAF satellite launched from Vandenberg at about 01.35 GMT by Thor Agena. Orbit 495-52lkm (308-324 miles), 82.09°, 94.90min. Estimated lifetime eight years. Only component 35A, Agena satellite. July 6 1964-36. USAF satellite launched from Point Arguello at about 18.20 GMT by Atlas Agena. Orbit 121-355km (75-220 Titan 3A, basic "core" vehicle of the Titan 3 standard space launch vehicle, is checked out in the 13-story vertical test facility at the Martin Company's Denver Division. Titan 3A consists of a structurally strength- ened modification of the two-stage USAF Titan 2 ICRM plus a new third stage known as Transtage. Visible at the top are the Transtage titanium oxidizer and fuel tanks miles), 92.89°, 89.34min. Decayed in Earth's atmosphere on July B,\ lifetime two days. Components 36A, Agena satellite; 36B and C,! two fragments. Several major satellites have decayed in the Earth's atmosphere recently. They are: Cosmos 25 rocket (1964-10B) on June 18 (lifetime 111 days); Polyot 2 rocket (1964-19A) on April 30 or May 1 (18 or 19 days); Agena satellite (1964-22A) on May 26 (28 days); Cosmos rocket (1964-23B) on June 7 (20 days). Another re-entry was that of Cosmos 30 (1964-23A) on May 26 (8 days). ; ELECTRONS 3 AND 4 ; The Soviet Union announced on July 11 the twin launching, by "a single, powerful booster rocket" of the Electron 3 and Electron 4 satellites into separate orbits. The objective was stated to be the continuation of the study of the Earth's radiation belts, radiation coming from outer space, the Earth's magnetic field and the physical conditions of the upper layers of the atmosphere. Electron 3 was said to have separated from the final stage of the rocket, after which the stage continued the flight. On reaching the necessary speed it orbited Electron 4. According to preliminary data, the orbital elements of the craft were quoted as: Electron 3, perigee 405km, apogee 7,040km and period 2hr 48min; Electron 4, perigee 459km, apogee 66,235km and period 21 hr 54min; inclination of both craft, 60° 52min. Radio transmitters operating on 19,943, 19,954, 20,005, 30,007 and 90,022Mc/s were said to be aboard the satellites. , SWISS BLOODHOUND 2 A ceremony was held in Switzerland on July 8 to commemorate the commissioning of Switzerland's first Bloodhound 2 guided-missile unit. The unit was officially handed over by Lord Caldecote, j chairman and managing director of BAC (Guided Weapons) Ltd ] to Oberst Divisionar F. Kuenzy, Chief of Service Technique Militaire in the presence of M Chaudet, Minister of Defence. Representatives of BAC and the consortium companies (Ferranti, AEI, Bristol Siddeley Engines and EMI Electronics) who designed, developed and manufactured the system attended. This is the first Bloodhound 2 unit to be commissioned overseas. Its immediate use will be as a training unit for Swiss military personnel. The completion date was programmed in 1961 and its successful activation on time is the result of close co-operation between all concerned, say BAC. Bloodhound 2 is an air-portable anti-aircraft defence system possessing great range, lethality and operational flexibility. The adoption of CW radar guidance has enabled Bloodhound's radar range to be extended and has made it possible to achieve great lethality against all types of targets down to very low altitudes, even in the face of sophisticated electronic countermeasures. The First Titan 3 launch vehicle was accepted by the USAF Space Systems Division from the Martin Company at Denver on June 29, following completion of a series of structural and electronic tests. The acceptance came 18 months after the first order was given to proceed with hardware development. The vehicle was a Titan 3A, one of two flight-rated 3As built by Martin to date (the other is being prepared for static firings). This version of the Titan 3 com- prises three liquid-propellant stages—two strengthened Titan 2 ICBM stages and a new upper stage called Transtage. In the later Titan 3C, twin solid-propellant motors will be added. Bloodhound 2 In, Bloodhound 1 Out Speaking at RAF Station, Newton, Notts, on July 3, Mr Hugh Fraser, Minister of Defence for the RAF, said that the surface-to-air Bloodhound Mk 1 system was being withdrawn from service, because there is, as yet, "no defence against a launched ballistic missile." Bloodhound 1 was developed for defence against manned aircraft, and these are no longer the main threat to Britain. The situation overseas is different, and the much improved Bloodhound 2 system is being introduced by the RAF in several theatres (as noted in our July 2 issue). RN Polaris Sub No 2 The keel of HMS Renown, the second Polaris-armed submarine of the Royal Navy, was laid at the Birken- head yard of Cammell Laird & Co on June 25. It was made known during the ceremony that, if the "B3" Polaris does ahead as an operational weapon, the British submarines may be modified to accommodate it in place of the standard Polaris A3. Renown is due to commission in 1967.
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