Sep 11 1967
From The Space Library
An all-metal payload shroud which separated in three sections would be used when an Air Force Titan III launch vehicle placed a DOD communications satellite into space in the fall of 1968. Developed and produced by Douglas Aircraft Co., Inc., under a $2.6-million contract, the shroud would be made up of fairings to protect the sensitive instrumentation of scientific payloads during passage through the earth's atmosphere. (AFSC Release 171.67)
Cosmos CLXXV was launched into orbit with 386-km (240-mi) apogee, 210-km (130-mi) perigee, 92.0-min period, and 72.9° inclination. Satellite reentered Sept. 19. (W Post, 9/12/67; GSFC SSR, 9/30/67)
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