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James A. Van Allen lab journal, March 1958-September 1959
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Discoverer II (an Air Force - ARPA west coast firing was said to have been fired and placed into orbit at ~4 PM C.S.T. on Monday April 13, 1959. No scientific apparatus as far as I know. Pole-to-pole orbit at low altitudes. perigee altitude: ~158 miles apogee altitude: 445 miles period: 94.2 minutes
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Discoverer II (an Air Force - ARPA west coast firing was said to have been fired and placed into orbit at ~4 PM C.S.T. on Monday April 13, 1959. No scientific apparatus as far as I know. Pole-to-pole orbit at low altitudes. perigee altitude: ~158 miles apogee altitude: 445 miles period: 94.2 minutes
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