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Space commemorative cover
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Cosmodrome / Location : USA
Date of Cancellation: Feb. 17, 1959
Event Type : Launch
Launch Pad / Location : USA KSC (FL)
Manned / Robotic Mission : Robotic
Mission Objective/Type : Meteorology
ou?/where?: au sol - ground
autographe?: non - noneDescription : Vanguard 2 was an earth-orbiting satellite designed to measure cloud-cover distribution over the daylight portion of its orbit. The spacecraft was a magnesium sphere 50.8 cm in diameter. It contained two optical telescopes with two photocells.
The satellite was spin stabilized at 50 rpm, but telemetry data were poor because of an unsatisfactory orientation of the spin axis. The power supply for the instrumentation was provided by mercury batteries. Keyword(s) :
#International Geophysical Year,
#Satellite,
#Telecommunications, This is OUTSIDE of a Space Revue. Last modified: 06/09/2015 @ 11h26
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Space Event : VANGUARD 2 (SATELLITE) · VANGUARD · PARTIAL FAILURE
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