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i n s t r u m e n t a t i o n to measure f o u r s p e c i f i c environmental c o n d i t i o n s ,
both on i t s s u r f a c e and w i t h i n t h e sphere. There are t h r e e
measurements of temperature, t w o of s u r f a c e p e n e t r a t i o n , f o u r of
s u r f a c e e r o s i o n , and i n s t m e n t a t i o n to measure micrometeorite
bombardment,
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core w i l l t r a n s m i t i n s t a n t a n e o u s v a l u e s of r a d i a t i o n .
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WASHINOTON 25, D. C.
TELEMETRY A N D TRACKING
environmental telemebry d a t a ,
Magnetic SfeLd Peasurements w i l l be r e l a y e d over a 1.08~03rnc
t r a n s m i t t e r w i t h a power of 80 mw, T h i s t r a n s m i t t e r will o p e r a t e
only on command from a gsound s t a t i o n .
Baker-Narn t r a c k i n g cameras w l l l o p t i c a l l y t r a c k t h e Vanguard
satellite, O p t i c a l t r a c k i n g s t a t i o n s a r e l o c a t e d a t Organ Pass, New
Mexico; O l i f a n t s f o c t e f n , South Africa; Woomera, A u s t r a l i a ; Cadiz,
Spain; Tokyo, Ja2.an; Nani-tal, I n d i a ; Arequipa, Peru; S h i r a z , I r a n ;
Curacoa, N.W,I,; Hebe So-md, F l o r i d a ; V i l l a Dolores, Argentina; and
Haleakala, Hawaii, O p t i c a l t r a c k i n g w i l l be supervised by t h e
Smithsonfan Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge Massachusetts, under
a g r a n t from t h e NASAo
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DR, HERBERT FRIEDMAN - s u p e r i n t e n d e n t of t h e Atmosphere and
Astrophysics D i v i s i o n a t t h e U. S. Naval Research Laboratory, He
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