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... D-region ion composition studies under subsonic conditions. Payload attained 80.8 km (50.2 mi) and was recovered in good condition. Second Nike-Cajun carried similar instrumentation for same purpose ... portion of flight near apogee provided principal data, payload reached 80.8 km (50.2 mi) and was recovered in good condition. Boosted Arcas II carried electrometer, magnetometer, solar aspect sensor ...

... counter, Langmuir probe, magnetic aspect sensor, and radio propagation experiment to 195 km (121.2-mi) altitude. Super Arcas carried Pennsylvania State Univ. payload containing electrometer to 78.9- km (49.3-mi) altitude. Primary purpose of flights was to study ionosphere near local mid-night under disturbed ...

... a single booster from Plesetsk . Orbital parameters were: Cosmos 588-1495-km (929-mi) apogee, 1450-km (901-mi) perigee, 115.3-min period, and 74.0° inclination. Cosmos 589-4489-km ... a Goddard Space Flight Center galactic astronomy experiment to a 152.4-km (94.7-mi) altitude. The rocket and instrumentation performed satisfactorily. ''( GSFC proj off)'' Marshall Space Flight Center announced ...

... into a heliocentric orbit that would allow Mariner 10 to pass within 5300 km (3300 mi) of Venus Feb. 5, 1974. Using the gravitational field of Venus to change the speed ... Venus encounter, maneuvers would target the Mariner 10 to pass Mercury at 1000-km (620-mi) altitude. The Mariner program, including mission operations and tracking and data systems, was managed by ... the spacecraft's electronics. At a distance of 8 336 400 km (5 180 000 mi) from Jupiter, spacecraft instruments began returning pictures of Jupiter's great red spot. The final ...

... /65)'' Second two-stage Dragon sounding rocket launched by France from Skogasandur, Iceland, to 248-mi, peak altitude. Payload was instrumented to study protons and electrons in the Van Allen radiation ... all elevations. Temperature was about -250° at location of maximum ionization in Martian atmosphere (78-mi, altitude, about one-fourth the expected height). In earth's ionosphere, temperature is higher than ...

... :53 GET, placed spacecraft on desired hybrid circumlunar trajectory with closest approach of 69.1 mi; third and fourth maneuvers were not necessary. Good-quality TV coverage of preparations for and ... LM . Descent-propulsion-system engine propelled Lunar Module LM to position 4.6-5.8 mi north of expected ground track and error was corrected during powered descent maneuver. Lunar Module ... intentionally crashed onto lunar surface at 5:17 pm EST Nov. 20 about 44.9 mi (72.2 km) southeast of Surveyor III Crash was detected by seismometer left on moon ...

... , and 74° inclination. Others entered following orbits: Cosmos 412, 1536-km (954.4-mi) apogee, 1482-km (920.9-mi) perigee, 116.1-min period, and 74° inclination; Cosmos 413, 1508-km ... , 114.1-min period, and 74° inclination; Cosmos 418, 1494-km (928.3-mi) apogee, 1401-km (870.5-mi) perigee, 114.8-min period, and 74° inclination. ''( Goddard Space Flight Center ... hrs and 10 min. Tu-144 maximum range was estimated to be 6400 km (4000 mi). Tu-144 was powered by four Kuznetsov NK-144 turbofan engines with 127 480-newton ...

... Plesetsk with single booster. Cosmos 504 entered orbit with 1497-km (930.2-mi) apogee, 1323-(822.1-mi) perigee, 113.9-min period, and 74° inclination, Cosmos 505 entered orbit with ... period, and 74° inclination. Cosmos 506 entered orbit with 1498-km (930.8-mi) apogee, 1384- km (860-mi) perigee, 114.6-nun period, and 74° inclination. Cosmos 507 entered orbit with ... period, and 74° inclination. Cosmos 511 entered orbit with 1547-km (961.3-mi) apogee, 1496-km (929.6-mi) perigee, 116.4-min period, and 74° inclination. ''( Goddard Space Flight Center ...

... . The satellites entered earth orbit: Cosmos 564, with a 1482-km (920.9-mi) apogee, 1397-km (868.1-mi) perigee, 114.6-min period, and 74.0° inclination. Cosmos 565, with a 1493-km (927.7-mi) apogee, 1448-km (899.7-mi) perigee, 115.3-min period, and 74.0° inclination. Cosmos 566, with ... period, and 74.0° inclination. Cosmos 571, with a 1480-km (919.6-mi) apogee, 1322-km (821.5-mi) perigee, 113.7-min period, and 74.0° inclination. ''( GSFC SSR, 6 ...

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