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Class: Technology. Type: Military. Nation: USA. Agency: U.S. Air Force. Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology.
SpecificationTotal Mass: 1 kg.
Dash Chronology
09 May 1963
Dash 1 Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Atlas LV-3A / Agena B. Perigee: 3,558 km. Apogee: 3,724 km. Inclination: 87.3 deg.
18 July 1963
Dash 2 Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Atlas LV-3A / Agena B. Mass: 1 kg. Perigee: 3,573 km. Apogee: 3,839 km. Inclination: 88.5 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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