Revised Table of Earth Satellites. Volume 2. 1969 to 1973.
Abstract
The RAE Table of satellites at present runs to more than 550 pages, and is divided into three volumes. Volume 1, with satellites launched in the years 1957-1968, was issued in revised form early in 1978. Volume 2, covering the years 1969-1973, was originally issued in 1974, and the present revised version incorporates more than a thousand amendments that have accumulated in the past five years. Volume 3 will cover the years 1974-1978, but so far only Parts 1-3 (1974-1976) have been issued. The present volume lists 559 satellite launches, arranged chronologically. For each launch, the Table gives the name and international designation of each instrumented satellite and its associated rocket(s), with the date of launch, lifetime (actual or estimated), mass, shape, dimensions and at least one set of orbital parameters. Other fragments associated with a launch are listed without these details. The main Table, which occupies 171 pages, is prefaced by six pages of introduction and explanation, and followed by a seven-page index. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA067931
Entities
People
- Desmond King-Hele
- Doreen Walker
- H. Hiller
- J. A. Pilkington
Organizations
- Royal Aircraft Establishment