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Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere. Nation: USA. Agency: U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy.

Radiation dosimeter measurements.

Typical orbit: 170 km x 875 km at 70 degrees inclination. Mass: 25 kg (55 lb).

RADOSE Chronology

1963 June 15 - RADOSE 112 - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC2E. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Mass: 25 kg (55 lb). Perigee: 170 km (100 mi). Apogee: 875 km (543 mi). Inclination: 69.90 deg. Period: 95.10 min.
Radiation dosimeter measurements. Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).

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.
McDowell, Jonathan, Launch Log, October 1998. Web Address when accessed: http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~jcm/space/log/launch.html.

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