A scale model of the Seasat-A ocean survey satellite which will be built for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration by the Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, California. The vehicle will be launched in 1978 from Vandenberg Air Force Base to circle the earth 14 times a day. It will cover 95 per cent of the global ocean area every 36 hours and send back information on surface winds, temperatures, currents, wave heights, ice conditions, and storm activity.
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Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34156, 18 May 1976, Page 14
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78A scale model of the Seasat-A ocean survey satellite which will be built for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration by the Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, California. The vehicle will be launched in 1978 from Vandenberg Air Force Base to circle the earth 14 times a day. It will cover 95 per cent of the global ocean area every 36 hours and send back information on surface winds, temperatures, currents, wave heights, ice conditions, and storm activity. Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34156, 18 May 1976, Page 14
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