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Class: Technology. Type: Military. Destination: Sun Synchronous Orbit. Nation: USA. Agency: U.S. Air Force.

Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology.

Typical orbit: 803 km x 819 km at 99 degrees inclination. Mass: 130 kg (280 lb).

AFP-43 Chronology

1964 January 19 - OPS 3367A - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC2W. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Mass: 130 kg (280 lb). Perigee: 789 km (490 mi). Apogee: 810 km (500 mi). Inclination: 99.00 deg. Period: 100.90 min.
Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).

1964 January 19 - OPS 3367B - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC2W. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Mass: 130 kg (280 lb). Perigee: 791 km (491 mi). Apogee: 815 km (506 mi). Inclination: 99.00 deg. Period: 100.90 min.
Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).

1964 June 18 - OPS 4467A - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC1W. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Mass: 130 kg (280 lb). Perigee: 812 km (504 mi). Apogee: 820 km (500 mi). Inclination: 99.80 deg. Period: 101.20 min.
Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).

1964 June 18 - OPS 4467B - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC1W. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Mass: 130 kg (280 lb). Perigee: 814 km (505 mi). Apogee: 822 km (510 mi). Inclination: 99.80 deg. Period: 101.30 min.

Bibliography:

McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page (launch records), Harvard University, 1997-present. Web Address when accessed: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
JPL Mission and Spacecraft Library, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1997. Web Address when accessed: http://msl.jpl.nasa.gov/home.html.

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