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San Marco D/L Explorerti March 26, 1964, Centro Ricerche Aerospaziali (CRA) successfully launched a two-stage Nike sounding rocket from the Santa Rita launch platform off the Kenya coast, concluding Phase I. It carried basic elements of the San Marco science instrumentation and served further to flight qualify these canponents as well as provide a means of check-out of range instrumentation and equipment. The second phase culminated in the launch of the San Marco-I Spacecraft fran Wallops Island on a Scout vehicle on December 15, 1964. This launch derronstrated the readiness of the CRA launch crews for Phase III operations and qualified the basic spacecraft design. In addition it confirmed the usefulness and reliability of the drag balance device for accurate determinations of air density values and satellite attitude. phase III was completed with the launching of San Marco-11 frcm the San Marco platform off the coast of Kenya on April 26, 1967. ?he San Marco-II carried the same instrunentation as the San Marco-I, but the equatorial orbit permitted a more detailed study to be made of density variations versus altitude in the equatorial region. Ihe successful launch also served to qualify the San Marco Range as a reliable facility for future satellite launches. The successful culmination of the first San Marco endeavor paved the way for still closer collaboration in future space explorations.
Document ID
20110020401
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Other
Date Acquired
August 25, 2013
Publication Date
March 9, 1988
Subject Category
Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
Report/Patent Number
HQ-E-DAA-TN40135
MOR-E-894-88-05
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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