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San Marco 2

Scout BNational Research CouncilSan Marco platform
Wednesday, April 26, 1967 · 10:06 AM UTCAdd to Calendar

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Vehicle

Scout B

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HeightN/A
LEO PayloadN/A
Launches2
Successes2

Provider

National Research Council

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Mission Brief

San Marco 2 was a 66-cm-diameter spherical satellite with two experiments, one designed to make direct measurements of air density below 350 km, and the other an ionospheric beacon experiment developed to observe electron content between the earth and the satellite.

PayloadSan Marco 2
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerNational Research Council
Stages0
PadSan Marco platform, Broglio Space Center, Kenya

Mission Timeline

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Launch Site

San Marco platform, Broglio Space Center, Kenya

LAUNCH SITE
2.938°S, 40.210°E

Schedule History

No delays or schedule changes recorded.

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