Jan 22 1966
From The Space Library
COSMOS CV containing “scientific equipment . . . designed to continue the exploration of outer space” was launched by the Soviet Union, Tass announced. Orbital data: apogee, 324 km. (201 mi.); perigee, 204 km. (126.7 mi.); period, 89.7 min.; inclination, 65°. Instruments were functioning normally. ‘‘(Tass, 1/22/66)’’
Dr. George Veis of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory revealed that the earth’s mean radius, measured from satellite observations, was 3,963.203 mi. Radius determination was based on analysis of more than 46,500 observations of 13 different satellites. ‘‘(Sci. Serv., NYT, 1/22/66)’’
Advanced Minuteman ICBM was launched from a modernized Minuteman I silo at Vandenberg AFB as part of a series of tests to verify modernization procedures for upgrading of Minuteman I silos and control centers. ‘‘(UPI, NYT, 1/23/66,57).
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