1967 · National Research Council
San Marco 2
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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.
Overview
- Date / time
- April 26, 1967 at 10:06 AM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- San Marco platform
- Mission
- San Marco 2
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit