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tions networks.
tions around the world will get an opportunity to work with two
Relay satellites. The new Relay will send back to Earth data of
Supervision
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made many telecasts between the U.S. and Europe, and several
to Japan from the U.S. More than 2000 experiments were made
posed to have been shut off at the end of the year by an auto-
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Improvements
Improved Visibility
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and the U.S. This will gradually lengthen until April when
bility time. This time will drop as the high point of the
back north.
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band tests will be received from the U.S. and Brazil at Fucino,
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Tracking
Network) will begin to track and receive data from tho Fpace-
officials.
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TECI-UIICAL DESCIRIPTIOIU
exactly like Relay I except for the darker color of its solar
cells.
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and MoJave test and command stations has been increased to pro-
da-ree anr-les.
~cl'., .;s a';tache. to the chas.is rings and -iveui Relay its
o .Jtac onoal ,hape. The solar cellz, covering the outer entire
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surface, except the top and bottom of the structure, provide
In the event one should fail, the other can carry out the com-
band signals.
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unit, and one telemetry encoder. The duplicate units art. to in-
sure reliability of the system's operation.
channels at the rate of one channel per second. The 1-pound en-
cod-r comprises 5136 parts, including 581 transistors and 137.
diodes.
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Relay will be spin-stabilized at 150 rpm. A sun aspect
Thi4 in turn, reacts with the Earth's magnetic field and pro-
Relay's "look angles" which are necessary for the ground station
periments.
tions, the NASA test s ation will pick up the tracking beacon
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Relay. After the ground acquires Relay and prepares its ground
NASA test station sends a command to Relay which turns off the
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Height: 90 feet
Maximum diameter: 8 feet
Lift-off weight: about 57 tons
Fuel: Liquid
Thrust: About 7,500 pounds
Burninr, time: About two minutes, 21.0 seconds
Delta Space Weight: Two and one-half tons
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on a table between the second and third stages ignite and spin
The second stage then separates and third stage ignition occurs,
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