Mar 21 1971

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USAF launched unidentified satellite from Vandenberg AFB by Titan IIIB-Agena booster into orbit with 39 266.4-km (24 399-mi) apogee, 328.3-km (204-mi) perigee, 701.8-min period, and 63.2° inclination. (Pres Rpt 72; Av Wk, 4/26/71, 19)

NASA launched two Nike-Tomahawk sounding rockets from Alaska. Rocket launched from Fox Main, Dew Line Station, carried GSFC experiment to study electric fields. Rocket launched from Fairbanks carried Univ. of Alaska experiment to conduct auroral studies. Rockets and instruments functioned satisfactorily. (SR list)

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