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Other Designations: Environmental Sciences Research Satellite. Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere. Nation: USA. Agency: U.S. Air Force. Environmental Sciences Research Satellite.
SpecificationTotal Mass: 79 kg.
ESRS Chronology
25 June 1964
ESRS Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Scout X-4. FAILURE: Second stage exploded. Mass: 79 kg. Environmental Sciences Research Satellite.
Bibliography:- 126 - Bramscher, Robert G, Spaceflight, "A Survey of Launch Vehicle Failures", 1980, Volume 22, page 351.
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