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Class: Technology. Type: Military. Destination: Medium Earth Orbit. Nation: USA. Agency: U.S. Air Force.

Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology.

Typical orbit: 3566 km x 3782 km at 88 degrees inclination. Mass: 1.00 kg (2.20 lb).

Dash Chronology

1963 May 9 - Dash 1 - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC3E. Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Perigee: 3,558 km (2,210 mi). Apogee: 3,724 km (2,313 mi). Inclination: 87.30 deg. Period: 166.30 min.

1963 July 19 - Dash 2 - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC3E. Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Perigee: 3,573 km (2,220 mi). Apogee: 3,839 km (2,385 mi). Inclination: 88.50 deg. Period: 168.00 min.
Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).

Bibliography:

McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page (launch records), Harvard University, 1997-present. Web Address when accessed: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
JPL Mission and Spacecraft Library, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1997. Web Address when accessed: http://msl.jpl.nasa.gov/home.html.
Lockheed Martin Coporation, Atlas Family Fact Sheets, September 1998.. Web Address when accessed: http://www.lmco.com/ILS/txtmain/ils_lsysinfo.htm.

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