U.S. Satellite In Polar Orbit
VANDENBURG AIR BASE (California), November 12. The United States Air Force today launched Discoverer 17. a satellite which went into polar orbit round the earth. The 2100-pound second stage is crossing eastern European nations several times daily.
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Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29361, 14 November 1960, Page 15
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