Solar radiation research. Launched at 1050 local time. Reached 99.8 km.

H. Julian Allen of NACA Ames Laboratory conceived the "blunt nose principle" which submitted that a blunt shape would absorb only one-half of 1 perecent of the heat generated by the reentry of a body into the earth's atmosphere. This principle was later significant to ICBM nose cone and the Mercury capsule development. References: 17 .

AF flight 12. Date estimated. References: 49 , 97 .

Ionosphere research. Launched at 1342 local time. Reached 130.8 km.

NACA flight 7. Mach 1.74 at 18300 m. Damaged on landing. References: 49 , 97 .

Ionosphere research. Launched at 0700 local time. Reached 171 km.

NASA authorized $150,000 for Army Ordnance Missile Command studies of a lunar exploration program based on Saturn-boosted systems. To be included were circumlunar vehicles, unmanned and manned; close lunar orbiters; hard lunar impacts; and soft lunar landings with stationary or roving payloads. References: 16 .

A centrifuge program was conducted at Johnsville, Pennsylvania, to investigate the role of a pilot in the launch of a multi-stage vehicle. Test subjects were required to perform boost-control tasks, while being subjected to the proper boost-control accelerations. The highest g-force experienced was 15, and none of the test subjects felt they reached the limit of their control capability. As a note of interest, one of the test subjects, Neil Armstrong, was later selected for the Gemini program in September 1962. References: 483 .

Maximum Speed - 5694 kph. Maximum Altitude - 68180 m. References: 38 , 49 , 97 .

Ministry of Defence Decree 'On military space programs for 1964-69, including the R spaceplane' was issued. The decree was issued by Defence Ministry Marshal Rodiono Yakovlevich Malinovksiy. Included in this plan were new versions of the automatic Zenit, More-1 (US series) spacecraft, the Spiral spaceplane, the Soyuz-R manned combat spacecraft, and others. Chelomei's Raketoplan spaceplane was cancelled. References: 474 .

Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A). References: 1 , 2 , 5 , 6 .

LaRC awarded Douglas Aircraft Company a follow-on study contract for the MORL, emphasizing use of the AES program as a prerequisite to the MORL. Douglas was to examine particularly interfaces between AES experiments and missions and the MORL program.

Launch vehicle test. Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A). References: 1 , 2 , 5 , 6 .

High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule References: 1 , 2 , 6 .

Radar calibration mission. References: 1 , 2 , 5 , 6 .

Suborbital. References: 5 .

First manned captive active flight. Enterprise (OV-101)/shuttle carrier aircraft, Edwards (55 minutes, 46 seconds) References: 15 .

Investigation of the upper atmosphere and outer space. References: 1 , 2 , 5 , 6 , 99 .

First flight of prototype for Resurs-O1 spacecraft. Also performed remote sensing tasks. Acquisition of information required for continued investigation of the natural resources of the earth; development of remote sensing methods for measuring the status of the earth's surface and the atmosphere beneath the satellite. References: 1 , 2 , 6 , 113 .

KH-9 type satellite. Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A). References: 1 , 2 , 5 , 6 .

ABM monitoring; may or may not have existed!!!. References: 1 , 2 , 5 , 6 , 172 .

ASAT interceptor. Succeeded in intercept of Cosmos 1375 target. Deorbited using on-board engine. Final test of series. References: 1 , 2 , 5 , 6 , 272 .

Replaced Cosmos 1225. Investigation of the upper atmosphere and outer space. References: 1 , 2 , 6 .

Photo surveillance; returned film capsule. References: 1 , 2 , 5 , 6 .

Deployed by STS-7 6/18/83. Palapa B satellites were four times as powerful and twice the size of their predecessors, the Palapa A series. While the A series was designed for domestic/regional communications within Indonesia, the new system also served the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. Palapa B2 was originally placed into a useless orbit due to malfunctions of its PAM-D upper stage. The Indonesian government claimed $75 million insurance and ordered a replacement (B2P), which was successfully orbited 3 years later. The original B2 was recovered by the STS-51A mission on November 12, 1984 under an arrangement between the satellite's insurers, NASA and Hughes. The satellite was then sold by the insurers to an intermediary company, refurbished, and then resold back to Indonesia following its launch in 1990. Spacecraft: Based on Hughes HS-376 design. Cylindrical structure. Spin stabilised. Hydrazine propulsion system for attitude control, orbit maintenance. Body mounted solar cells provide 1060 W BOL. Despun antenna platform. Payload: Each carried 24 C-band transponders (+6 spares). References: 1 , 2 , 5 , 6 .

Deployed by STS-7 6/19/83. Telecommunications. Operating entity TELESAT Canada. Longitude 110 W. Transmit power 11.2 W on each frequency. Frequencies 11730, 11743, 11791, 11804, 11852, 11865, 11913, 11926, 11974, 11987, 12035, 12048, 12096, 12109, 12157, 12170 MHz. References: 1 , 2 , 5 , 6 .

Ten experiments mounted on Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS-01) performed research in forming metal alloys in microgravity and use of remote sensing scanner. Orbiter's small control rockets fired while SPAS-01 held by remote manipulator system to test movement on extended arm. References: 1 , 2 , 5 , 6 .

Manned five crew. Deployed Anik C2, Palapa B1; deployed and retrieved SPAS platform. Payloads: Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications (OSTA)-2 experiments, deployment of PALAPA-B1 communications satellite for Indonesia with Payload Assist Module (PAM)-D and Telesat-F communications satellite for Canada with PAM-D, German Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS)-01, seven getaway specials (GAS), Monodisperse Latex Reactor (MLR), Continuous Flow Electrophoresis System (CFES). Additional Details: STS-7. References: 1 , 2 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 33 .

Covered Oko constellation plane 1 - 275 degree longitude of ascending node. References: 1 , 2 , 5 , 6 , 100 .

Pad was badly damaged and not put back into service until December 1988. References: 279 .

Material and biological experiments.

Operation of the long-range telephone and telegraph radio communications system in the USSR; transmission of USSR Central Television programmes to stations in the Orbita network. References: 1 , 2 , 5 , 6 .

Completed installation of Kvant 1 solar array drive unit. References: 66 .

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Plane 5. Ascending node 294.2 degrees. References: 4 , 274 .

Plane 5. Ascending node 294.6 degrees. Not in service. References: 4 , 274 .

Plane 5. Ascending node 294.2 degrees. References: 4 , 274 .

Plane 5. Ascending node 294.2 degrees. References: 4 , 274 .

Plane 5. Ascending node 294 degrees. References: 4 , 274 .

Plane 5. Ascending node 294.2 degrees. Not in service. References: 4 , 274 .

Plane 5. Ascending node 294.2 degrees. References: 4 , 274 .

Satellite had 28 C-band and 3 Ku-band transponders, and initially served the Atlantic Ocean region for INTELSAT. Launch vehicle put payload into geosynchronous transfer orbit with GCS trajectory option. Geostationary at 55.5 degrees W. References: , 278 .

Geosynchronous communications satellite. Stationed at 19 deg E.