Nov 25 1972
From The Space Library
Cosmos 537 was launched by U.S.S.R. from Baikonur Cosmodrome into orbit with 302-km (187.7-mi) apogee, 202-km (125.5-mi) perigee, 89.5-min period, and 64.9° inclination. Satellite reentered Dec. 7. (GSFC SSR, 11/31/72; 12/31/72; SBD, 11/29/72, 113)
First three of 749 F-15 Eagle air superiority fighter aircraft in Air Force program had done well in initial flight tests, according to Air Force sources quoted by New York Times. Two were undergoing tests at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., and third at McDonnell Douglas facility in St. Louis. Aircraft was U.S. answer to Soviet MiG-23 Foxbat and Mikoyan Fearless, new Soviet air superiority fighter forecast for 1974 deployment. (Middleton, NYT, 11/25/72, 17)
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