Nov 10 1973
From The Space Library
The Air Force launched three unidentified satellites on a single Titan IIID booster from Vandenberg Air Force Base. The first entered orbit with a 265.5-km (165-mi) apogee, 162.5-km (101-mi) perigee, 88.7-min period, and 96.9° inclination and reentered March 13, 1974. The second entered orbit with a 505.3-km (314-mi) apogee, 487.6-km (303-mi) perigee, 94.5-min period, and 96.3° inclination. Orbital parameters for the third satellite were 1458.1-km (906-mi) apogee, 1417.8-km (881-mi) perigee, 114,6-min period, and 96.9° inclination. (Pres Rpt 74; SBD, 11/20/73, 112; GSFC SSR, 3/31/74)
The U.S.S.R. launched Cosmos 607 from Plesetsk into orbit with a 292-km (181.4-mi) apogee, 217-km (134.8-mi) perigee, 89.6-min period, and 72,2° inclination. The satellite reentered Nov. 22. (GSFC SSR, 11/30/73; SBD, 11/13/73, 66)
NASA launched two Aerobee 170 sounding rockets from Woomera, Australia. The first carried a California Institute of Technology astronomy experiment to a 169.0-km (105-mi) altitude. The second, launched 45 min later, carried a Massachusetts Institute of Technology astronomy experiment to a 174.6-km (108.5-mi) altitude. Both rockets and instrumentation performed satisfactorily. (GSFC proj off)
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