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1964
1964 - 2134.PDF
USAF satellite I963-48A Transit? I963-49B USN satellite I963-49C Cosmos 23 I963-50A USAF satellite 1963-51A Cosmos 24 I963-52A Explorer 1? 1963-53A Tiros 8 I963-54A USAF satellite 1963-55A USAF satellite I963-55B USAF satellite 1964-01A GGSE 1964-0 IB EGRS (Secor) 1964-0IC GrebS 1964-0 ID USAF satellite 1964-0 IE USAF satellite I964-02A Relay 2 1964-03 A Echo 2 I964-04A Saturn 5 1964-05 A Elektron 1 1964-06 A Elektron 2 1964-068 Ranger 6 I964-07A continued over Thor Agena D 1 Thor AbleStar J — Atlas Agena D — Scout Thor Delta !Thor Agena D - T-A Thor -Agena D J Thor Agena D Thor Delta Thor Agena B Saturn 1 (SA-5) 1 Atlas Agena B leaf 27 November, 21.15* Vandenberg 5 December, 21.55* Vandenberg 13 December, 14.10* Kapustin Yar? • 18 December, 21.50* Point Arguello 19 December, 09.30 Tyuratam? 19 December, 18.49 Point Arguello 21 December, 09.30 Cape Kennedy 21 December, 21.50* Vandenberg 11 January, 20.07 Vandenberg 19 January, 11.00* Vandenberg 21 January, 21.15 Cape Kennedy 25 January, 13.59 Vandenberg 29 January, 16.23 Cape Kennedy 30 January, 09.50* Tyuratam! 30 January, 15.49 Cape Kennedy cylinder 30ft* x 5ft 2in dia — domed cylinder 6ft* x 4ft* dia cylinder 30ft* x 5ft 2in dia — sphere 12ft dia hatbox 22in • 42in dia cylinder 30ft* /, 5ft 2in dia cylinder 30ft* X 5ft 2in dia — rectangular bo> I4in x lOin x 7in sphere 20in dia — cylinder 30ft* y. 5ft 2in dia octagonal prisir 33in x 29in dia sphere 135ft dia cylinder 84ft x I8ift dia domed cylinder 1 3fft dia* X domed cylinder 4ft dia* x 74ft* cylinder Sift x 5ft dia 1.000? 154 265 40 50 172 565 37,700 900! 1,200? 804 69.99 89.98 89.95 48.98 97.89 65.03 78.62 58.48 64 94 64.52 69.91 69.94 69.89 69.90 69.90 99.04 46.32 81.50 31.43 60.83 60.87 109-240 £64-691 665-690 149-381 88-153 127-243 366-1,488 429-475 109-220 199-242 562-580 558-586 561-579 562-580 562-581 503-515 ,300-4,605 639-818 164-472 245-4,420 274-42.220 90.2 107.18 107.16 92.90 88.51 90.51 115.93 99.33 89.96 91.69 103.47 103.47 103.46 103.47 103.48 101.38 194.61 108.95 94.60 169.32 1.356.4 not disclosed (USAF) not disclosed; operational navigational satellite!; SNAP-9A carried (USN/USAF) not disclosed; navigational or geodetic satellite? (USN/USAF) continuation of Cosmos programme (USSR) not disclosed; photo reconnaissance? (USAF) continuation of Cosmos programme (USSR) atmospheric density and temperature studies for high latitudes; test new X-258 Altair performance (NASA) continuation of Tiros weather satellite programme; carried automatic picture transmission system for First time (NASA) not disclosed (USAF) not disclosed (USAF) unknown (USAF) gravity gradient stabilization experiment; Eong boom, spring and weight maintain orientation towards Earth's centre (NASA) geodetic satellite using triangulation methods, related to SECOR programme (US Army) continuation of GREB programme for monitoring X-ray flux from Sun (USN) not disclosed (USAF) not disclosed; electromagnetic reconnaissance! (USAF) transmit TV and wideband communication signals between USA, Europe, Japan and Latin America and investigate lifetime (NASA) passive reflector of morse, teletype and facsimile photos; rigidized balloon of aluminized Mylar; measures air density (NASA) no scientific experiments carried; first test of Saturn I vehicle with live second stage (S-IV) which carried 11,6001b sand (NASA) study inner radiation belts, low-energy particles, electrons and ions, magnetic field,cosmic radiation, soiar and galactic emissions (USSR) study outer radiation belt, and as Electron I (USSR) impact Moon; take 3,000 pictures during last lOmin between 1,000 and i mile high and transmit to Earth (NASA) life 17 days to December 15; continuation of Dis- coverer programme? estimated life 1,000 years; continuation of Transit programme!; transmitting on 150, 400Mc/s estimated life 1,000 years; AbleStar rocket and three fragments also up; transmitting on 54, 162, 324, and 648Mc/s life 104 days to March 27, 1964; rocket and two fragments also down life one day to December 20; continuation of Samos programme? life 9 days to December 28; rocket also down; re- entry commanded and spacecraft recovered? estimated life 3 years; Altair rocket and six fragments also up; no longer transmitting estimated life 60 years; Altair rocket and two de- spin weights also up; transmissions APT on 136.95 Me/s, TV on 235Mc/s, beacons I36.23MC/S life 18 days to January 8, 1964; continuation of Dis- coverer programme! estimated life 12 months; small pick-a-back deliber- ately injected into higher orbit on rev 9 of Agena (see I963-42B) or capsule estimated life 1,000 years; Agena final stage, with USAF instrumentation or possibly just empty booster estimated life 1,000 years; transmitting on 136.319 Mc/s estimated life 1,000 years; transmitting on 136.804 Mc/s estimated life 1,000 years; transmitting on 136.887 Mc/s estimated life 1,000 years; transmitting on 136.833 Mc/s estimated life 500 years; two fragments also up; continuation of Samos or Ferret programme? estimated life indefinite; Altair rocket also up; communications on 4,165, 4,170, 4,l75Mc/s, beacons on 136.14, 136.62, 4,079Mc/s estimated life 20 years; Agena B rocket and three fragments also up; US-USSR co-operative experi- ment; transmitting on 136.02, I36.I7MC/S estimated life 17 months; no longer transmitting estimated life 100 years; rocket and one fragment also up; transmitting on 19.95, 20.01, 30.01, 90.23 Mc/s estimated life 10 years; transmitting on above fre- quencies flight time 65hr 35min, impact 09.24 GMT on February 2 with Agena rocket; TV cameras failed because of accidental premature turn-on fci
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