SECOND U.S. SATELLITE
iNo Trace Found After Launching (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) (Rec. 9 p.m.) WASHINGTON, March 6. The United States Army fired its second " earth satellite yesterday; but soon after the successful launching all trace was lost of the bullet-shaped 31.51 b satellite. A four-stage Jupiter C rocket, with the satellite b in its nose roared into cloud at 5000 feet 27 seconds after its launching at the Cape Canaveral missile base. Observers on the beach heard the rumble of its ‘ engine for 90 seconds.
A loud speaker tuned to a transmitter aboard the satellite emitted a steadily rising signal throughout the first stage firing—an indication that velocity was increasing in the correct manner. Then came silence.
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Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28529, 7 March 1958, Page 7
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