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S GENERAL RELEASE ------------------------------------------- 1-3
THE HEOS-A MISSION ----------------------------------------4-5
LIST OF HEOS EXPERIMENTS--------------------------------6-8
SPACECRAFT-----------------------------------------------9
TRACKING-------------------------------------------------- -10
LAUNCH VEHICLE--------------------------------------------11-13
SEQUENCE OF LAUNCH EVENTS--------------------------------14
HEOS PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ---------------------------------15-16
INDUSTRIAL PARTICIPANTS-----------------------------------16
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NATIONAL AERONACTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION TELSE 'O 2-4155
NEW WASHINGTON,D.C. 20546 WO 3-6925
HEOS-A SATELLITE
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The HEOS mission was planned for the period of nigh solar
activity, near the end of 1968 or the beginning of 1969. The
238-pound satellite -will have a perigee of 440 kilometers (274
miles) an inclination of 28.3 degrees and a period of approxi-
mately five days.
other support.
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OCTAGON // . INSTRUMENTATION
(Al SANDWICH) + TELEMETRY
EXPLIEIMENTS SE NSORS 4
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THERMAL SHIELD /SOLAR PANELS
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SPACECRAT
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TRACKING
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LAUNCH VEHICLE
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Third Stage: FW-4 developed by the United Technology
Corp.
Height: 5 feet, 2 inches
Diameter: 19.6 inches
Weight: about 660 pounds
Thrust: 5,450 pounds
Burning Time: 31 seconds
Propellant: solid
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SEQUENCE OF LAUNCH EVENTS
Velocity
Event Time SurfaRce-a e Altitude* (miles per hourl
Solid Motor Bu-nout 38 sec. 3.0 miles 5.0 miles 1,347
Solid Motor Separatiron 60 zec. 9.0 miles 12.0 miles 1,828
Main XQngine Cutoff 2 min.,
(KECO) 30 sec. 108 miles 66 miles 9,000
Second Stage Ignition 2 mnin., 124 miles 71 miles 8,983
36 sec.
Shroud Sezaration 2 min., 143 miles 81 miles 9,018
46 sec.
Second Engine Cutoff 9 nun., 1,264 miles 267 miles 16,244
4 2 sec.
Third Stage Ignition 48 min., 11,765 miles 277 miles 16.,20:0
35 sec.
Third Stage Burnout 49 min., 11,916 miles 284 miles 22,840
6 sece.
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Hugh Wi;ston Manager, Delta Operations
Kennedy Space Center
INDUJSTRIAL PARTICIPANTS
Prime Contractor
Co-Contractors
CGnsultant
Communications Equipment
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