Satellite Booster
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1966-60A 1966-608
--,._.-----+----=-_._-----r-----L3un~h Date 1966 July G 1J66 ,July 6
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LifetimE' _-+--__.22.20 days 46. ~3 days _
Predicted
Hcentr)' Date', __+- 1_~_ Sept l%() 21 August 1~)6()
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Hecnt l")' Da tc:>
Si :e
1966-601\ lCJ66-60R
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lq66 July (, lJ66 ,July 6_._. _____._-+______.:......t-____ -_+--~_=_::..=__~=_=_~___
i2. 20 day~
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3 lIIe tel'S 10111' (?)
4 meters dinmeter(?)
46 •.~3 days___ _
21 I\ugus t 1 <)6()
4 ,1)00 ~~~_?)__ _
10 meters long (?)
4 meters diameter
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Vol.IS, l~' 1,1:~2 (1%7)
Inspection of thc pho1os taken at the time of this sightiT1~( (Plates 17
~illd IF ) reveals consir.icr(lbly 1110re det;11 J than j!lst a point of light.
1 f the ttl ~taJlCt' from t.he spe.<:'ocraft to Proton 1 [r is given by the
SOR~n calculations, then we ma~ Infer the physical separation of the
sl'\'t'ral objects in the ph[)tograph~ Plates!7 and 18 arc IOU )( enlarge-
ments of the phvtogruphs of Proton II T mucIc- \~i th the Ilusselblud canl-
era of 38 1111n. focal length. The o;c,llc on the orL).(inal ncgative~ was
1 nun. " 1/311 radian = j".~1I8. Till' ~cnlc on the C'nJ:n'gcl1Ients is there-
Fore 1 m:ll. = ()~()lS(ttl, I'our distinct objccts Cill' be distinguished with
('xtn~lll(' ''''parat ion of 30 111111. COl'rL'spondin)'. to O~452 or 3.:,:' kJTI. ,It a
Jistancl' o~' 1;'11 kill, 111(' minimum sl'p:';'ation of any tIm cOlllponents i~
:i1'Otlt Olll' third 01' till' nl'OVt' 01' 1II0rl' than 1 Kill. Hufcl'rill): to the tahle
oj' till' Pl'oton If 1 dillletl~;iLllls it is ohviolls that the photographs an'
l'L'L'Ol'l\ill~ 1II111t i1'1c- piect'S of I'roton fJ I i llc 1ud i ng poss ihly its bOJster