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Scout B | San Marco 2

National Research Council · Scout B · San Marco platform, Broglio Space Center, Kenya

National Research Council's 2nd launch · 1st this year · humanity's 690th orbital launch attempt

April 26, 1967Add to calendar
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Window: Apr 26, 10:06Apr 26, 10:06 UTC

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San Marco 2

San Marco 2 was a 66-cm-diameter spherical satellite with two experiments, one designed to make direct measurements of air density below 350 km, and the other an ionospheric beacon experiment developed to observe electron content between the earth and the satellite.

Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

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Pad — San Marco platform

9 launches from this pad · 9 from Broglio Space Center, Kenya

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