AFP-43

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AFP-43

Class: Technology. Type: Military. Nation: USA. Agency: U.S. Air Force.

Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology.

Specification

Total Mass: 130 kg.

AFP-43 Chronology

19 January 1964 OPS 3367A Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Thor Agena D. Mass: 130 kg. Perigee: 789 km. Apogee: 810 km. Inclination: 99.0 deg.

Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).

18 June 1964 OPS 4467A Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Thor Agena D. Mass: 130 kg. Perigee: 812 km. Apogee: 820 km. Inclination: 99.8 deg.

Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).

Bibliography:

2 - McDowell, Jonathan, The United Nations Registry of Space Objects, Harvard University, 1997. HTML when accessed: http://hea-www.harvard.edu/QEDT/jcm/space/un/un.html
6 - JPL Mission and Spacecraft Library, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1997. HTML when accessed: http://msl.jpl.nasa.gov/home.html

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