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Class: Earth. Type: Atmosphere. Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Dual Air Density; air density experiments.
SpecificationTotal Mass: 71 kg.
DAD Chronology
06 December 1975
Explorer (56) Program: Explorer. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Scout F. FAILURE: Failure. Mass: 71 kg. Dual Air Density; air density experiments.
Bibliography:- 126 - Bramscher, Robert G, Spaceflight, "A Survey of Launch Vehicle Failures", 1980, Volume 22, page 351.
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