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Aviation History
1964
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SPACECRAFT SCOREBOARD 1964 (continued) Spacecraft USAF satellite I964-O8A USAF satellite I964-09A Cosmos 25 I964-I0A USAF satellite 1964-11A USAF satellite I964-I2A Cosmos 26 I964-I3A Cosmos 27 1964-I4A Ariel 2 1964-15A Zond 1 launcher I964-I6A Zond 1 1964-I6D Cosmos 28 1964-I7A Gemini 1I964-I8A Polyot 2 I964-I9B USAF satellite I964-20A Cosmos 29 1964-21A USAF satellite I964-22A Cosmos 30 I964-23A USAF satellite I964-24A Saturn 6 1964-25 A Launch vehicle T-A Thor Agena D Atlas Agena D — Thor Agena D Atlas Agena — — Scout -— Titan 2(GT-I) — Atlas Agena — Thor Agena — At las Agena Saturn 1 (SA-6) Date, time and place 15 February, 21.42* Vandenberg 25 February, 19.05* Point Arguello 27 February, 13.25* Kapustin Yar? 28 February, 03.20* Vandenburg II March, 20.15* Point Arguello 18 March, 15.25* Kapustin Yar? 27 March, 03.30* Tyuratam! 27 March, 17.25 Wallops Island 2 April, 02.45* Tyuratam? 4 April, 09.25* Tyuratam? 8 April, 16.00 Cape Kennedy 12 April, 09.30* Tyuratam? 23 April, 18.50* Vandenberg 25 April, 10.25* Tyuratam! 27 April, 23.25* Vandenberg 18 May, 09.45* Tyuratam! 19 May, 19.20* Point Arguello 28 May, 17.07 Cape Kennedy Pay load Shape cylinder 30ft* x 5ft 2in dia cylinder 30ft* x 5ft 2in dia domed cylinder 6ft* x 4ft dia* cylinder 30ft* X 5ft 2in dia cylinder 30ft* X 5ft 2in dia domed cylinder 6ft* X 4ft dia* — cylinder 35in X 23m dia ellipsoid? 4ft dia x 9ft? — cone-cylinder 38ft x lOftdia — cylinder 30ft* X 5ft 2in dia — cylinder 30ft* X 5ft 2in dia — cylinder 30ft* x 5ft 2in dia cone-cylinder 80ft X I8±ft dia Weight(Ib) — — 1,000? — — 1,000? — 150 1,700? — 6,600 (plus rocket) — —— — — — — 37,300 Incln (deg) 74.95 95.66 49.01 82.03 95.73 48.96 64.80 51.64 64.83 65.04 32.56 59.92 58.06 103.56 65.01 79.93 64.87 101.12 31.74 Orbit Height(miles) 112-280 107-118 158-327 298-323 101-126 165-240 104-123 177-845 116-132 132-232 95-186 IS0-30I 188-298 97-235 127-186 110-281 128-198 88-236 111-141 Period Cm in) 90.94 88.24 92.27 94.74 88.42 91.00 88.16 101.29 88.47 90.37 89.00 9l.86t92.31 89.83 89.53 90.88 90.27 89.69 88.35 Purpose not disclosed (USAF) not disclosed; photo reconnaissance? (USAF) continuation of Cosmos programme (USSR) not disclosed; electromagnetic or photo reconnais- sance? (USAF) not disclosed; photo reconnaissance? (USAF) continuation of Cosmos programme (USSR) continuation of Cosmos programme (USSR) measurement of galactic radio noise, vertical distri- bution of ozone, micrometeoroid flux(UK/NASA) serve as a platform for the ejection of Zond 1 towards Venus (USSR) development of interplanetary craft guidance and correction systems; measure environment between Earth and Venus (USSR) continuation of Cosmos programme (USSR) no scientific experiment carried; first orbital test of vehicle configuration and performance (NASA) continuation of Polyot programme (USSR) not disclosed; photo reconnaissance? (USAF) continuation of Cosmos programme (USSR) not disclosed (USAF) continuation of Cosmos programme (USSR) not disclosed; photo reconnaissance? (USAF) no scientific experiment carried; test of vehicle with boilerplate Apollo command module (NASA) Remarks life 23 days to March 9; single fragment also down; continuation of Discoverer programme? life 4 days to March 1; single fragment also down; continuation of Samos programme? estimated life 9 months; rocket and two fragments down; still transmitting on 90.022Mc/s? estimated life 7 years; two fragments also up; contin- uation of Sarnos or Ferret programme? life 4 days to March 16; single fragment also down; continuation of Samos programme? estimated life A months; rocket and two fragments down; no longer transmitting? life 1 day to March 28; rocket and three fragments also down; spacecraft intended for recovery but low orbit caused decay? estimated life 5 years; Altair rocket also up; UK experiments carried inside US structure; trans- mitting on l36.557Mc/s life 1 day to April 3; rocket and one fragment also down indefinite solar orbit—perihelion 97m km, aphelion 150m km, period 274 days, incln 3.6°; close Venus fly-by about July 15* life 8 days to April 12; rocket and one fragment also down; re-entry commanded and spacecraft recovered? life 4 days to April 12; Gemini capsule, adapter section and Titan second stage remained together estimated life 2 years; (+) initial and final orbits; rocket body down; noljnger transmitting life 5 days to April 29; one large and three small fragments also down; continuation of Samos programme? life 7 days to May 2; rocket and three fragments also down; re-entry commanded and spacecraft recovered! life 28 days to May 26; continuation of Discoverer programme? life 8 days to May 26; rocket body also down; re- entry commanded and spacecraft recovered? life 3 days to May 22; continuation of Samos programme? life 2 days to June 1; Apollo craft and Saturn IV second stage remained together
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