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Space commemorative cover
or Space Cover.
Cosmodrom : USA
Date of Cancellation: Aug. 7, 1959
Kind of Event : Launch
Launch pad : USA KSC (FL)
habité?/manned?: robot
Mission type : Experimental & Science
ou?/where?: au sol - ground
autographe?: non - noneDescription : Explorer 6 was a small, spheroidal satellite designed to study trapped radiation of various energies, galactic cosmic rays, geomagnetism, radio propagation in the upper atmosphere, and the flux of micrometeorites. It also tested a scanning device designed for photographing the earth’s cloud cover.
One VHF transmitter failed on September 11, 1959, and the last contact with the payload was made on October 6, 1959, at which time the solar cell charging current had fallen below that required to maintain the satellite equipment. A total of 827 h of analog and 23 h of digital data was obtained. Keyword(s) :
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