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16:Defunct Communications Satellite
131:176.0 kilograms (388.0 lb)
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113:Spacecraft properties
564:Orbital launches in
499:NSSDC Master Catalog
467:McDowell, Jonathan.
1127:1963 in spaceflight
741:Flashing Light Unit
215:May 16, 1965, 14:30
156:1963-05-07UTC11:38Z
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238:Orbital parameters
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469:"Launch Log"
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264:Eccentricity
257:Medium Earth
118:Manufacturer
55: /
41:Mission type
1076:Explorer 19
1029:Explorer 18
653:Explorer 17
495:"Telstar 2"
350:Telstar 301
318:May 7, 1963
294:Inclination
212:Deactivated
178:Launch site
149:Launch date
128:Launch mass
1121:Categories
986:DS-A1 No.4
917:DS-A1 No.3
822:Radose 112
763:DS-MT No.1
726:Westford 2
666:DS-P1 No.2
454:References
322:1963-05-07
247:Geocentric
1103:underline
1071:Kosmos 24
1061:Kosmos 23
1024:Kosmos 22
1019:Kosmos 21
980:Kosmos 20
911:Kosmos 19
757:Kosmos 18
752:Kosmos 17
701:Telstar 2
696:Kosmos 16
677:Kosmos 15
672:Kosmos 14
638:Kosmos 13
632:P-11 No.1
408:telemetry
392:Telstar 1
368:satellite
361:Telstar 2
345:Telstar 1
70:1963-013A
64:COSPAR ID
31:Telstar 2
20:Telstar 2
1086:OPS 1388
1066:OPS 2372
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1007:Polyot 1
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992:OPS 2196
949:OPS 1610
943:OPS 1353
938:OPS 1947
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906:OPS 1370
901:Syncom 2
876:OPS 1266
871:OPS 1467
859:OPS 1440
844:OPS 0999
833:Vostok 6
817:Surcal 3
812:LOFTI 2A
807:Solrad 6
802:FTV-1292
796:Vostok 5
769:OPS 0954
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690:OPS 1298
683:OPS 1008
643:OPS 0720
625:OPS 0627
618:OPS 0583
612:OPS 0240
607:Syncom 1
595:OPS 0180
590:OPS 0048
437:See also
427:Brittany
204:Disposal
53:AT&T
49:Operator
1107:italics
1081:TIROS-8
970:Vela 1B
965:Vela 1A
881:Midas 9
839:TIROS-7
775:Midas 8
706:Midas 7
443:Telstar
423:Florida
378:History
337:Telstar
320: (
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217: (
172:Delta B
154: (
85:SATCAT
975:ERS-12
896:ERS-10
886:DASH 2
711:DASH 1
648:Luna 4
573:1964 →
558:← 1962
504:May 3,
478:May 3,
304:Period
253:Regime
185:LC-17B
168:Rocket
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891:ERS-9
789:ERS-8
782:ERS-7
721:ERS-6
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314:Epoch
298:42.7°
92:00573
566:1963
506:2017
480:2017
372:NASA
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421:in
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