TABLE OF EARTH SATELLITES LAUNCHED DURING 1968.

Abstract

All known artificial satellites launched between 1 January and 31 December 1968 are listed chronologically. Lifetimes, weights, dimensions and orbital details are given for instrumented satellites and their final-stage rockets. Other fragments are listed without these details. An index is provided, and there is also a complete list of amendments for bringing up-to-date the Table of satellites launched in the years 1957 to 1967, which was issued last year. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0691508

Entities

People

  • D. G. King-hale
  • H. Hiller
  • J. A. Pilkington

Organizations

  • Royal Aircraft Establishment

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites