Also called:
San Marco 4 Explorer
Memorandum of Understanding:
same as for San Marco 3, Aug. 6,
1974
Date of launch (range):
Feb. 18, 1974 (San Marco)
Launch vehicle:
Scout
Shape:
spherical
Weight (kg):
170
Dimensions (m):
0.70, diam.
Power source:
same as for San Marco 3
Prime contractor:
-
Date of reentry:
May 4, 1976
NASA's role:
same as for San Marco 3
Responsible NASA center:
GSFC
Project manager:
A. Caporale
Project scientist:
G. Newton
Objectives:
To obtain measurements of the diurnal
variations of the equatorial neutral atmosphere density,
composition, and temperature.
Experiments:
same as for San Marco 3
Results:
Successful.
Reference: S-894-74-04, Feb. 15, 1974.