Also called:
San Marco 3 Explorer
Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU)
between NASA and Commissione per le
Richerche Spaziole, Italy, Nov. 18, 1967
Date of launch (range):
Apr. 24, 1971 (San Marco)
Launch vehicle:
Scout
Shape:
spherical
Weight (kg):
171.5
Dimensions (m):
0.71, diam.
Power source:
solar cells plus 2 NiCd
batteries
Prime contractor:
-
Date of reentry:
Nov. 29, 1971
NASA's role:
launch vehicle; participation in
experiment program
Responsible NASA center:
GSFC
Project manager:
Anthony J. Caporale
Project scientist:
George P. Newton
Objectives:
To investigate earth's equatorial
atmosphere in terms of neutral density, composition, and
temperature, and its response to diurnal or sporadic changes
in atmospheric heat input.
Experiments (responsible country or
organization):
drag balance (Centro Ricerche
Aerospaziali)
O megatron (GSFC; Univ. of
Michigan)
neutral mass spectrometer
(GSFQ
Results:
Successful.
Reference: MOR S-984-71-03, Apr. 9, 1971.