ORBIT SOON
Largest U.S. Satellite (N.Z.P.A.-Reuter—Copyright) WASHINGTON, Aug. 31. The United States hopes to put into orbit late next week the largest satellite it has ever launched for gathering scientific data in space. Ogo-A, which will go into an elliptical orbit 170 miles to 92,000 miles from earth, will radio back to ground stations information on the atmosphere, the magnetosphere and interplanetary space regions beyond the earth’s magnetic field. Ogo-A will take 63 hours to circle the earth and is intended to remain operational for one year. It is designed to carry out 20 specific functions—more than any scientific satellite launched by the U.S.
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30534, 1 September 1964, Page 6
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