table3.91

SP-4012 NASA HISTORICAL DATA BOOK: VOLUME III
PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS 1969-1978

Table 3-91. Cameo Characteristics

Also called:

Chemically Active Material Ejection in Orbit

Date of launch (range):

Oct. 24, 1978 (WTR)

Launch vehicle:

Delta 2910, launched with Nimbus 7

Responsible NASA Center:

GSFC

Project manager:

Ronald K. Browning

Project scientist:

James P. Heppner

Objectives:

Trace the complexities of the flow of ionized particles in and above earth's ionosphere by observing the flow of released barium.

Results:

The contents of four canisters of barium, attached to the second stage of the Delta 2910 launch vehicle, were ejected 950 km above Alaska on Oct. 29, 1978. The contents of one canister of lithium were ejected over Scandanavia on Nov. 6 (in both cases the canisters stayed attached to the Delta stage). The resulting clouds were successfully observed, providing the investigators with information on the movements of electrified natural particles.

Reference: NASA Hq., Press Release 78-136, "Nimbus-G." Sept. 8, 1978; NASA Hq., Press Release 78-142, "Lithium Clouds Will be Visible over Northern Europe," Sept. 19, 1978; and NASA Hq., Press Release 78-169, "NASA to Release Orbital Clouds," Oct. 30, 1978.

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Also called:	Chemically Active Material Ejection in Orbit
Date of launch (range):	Oct. 24, 1978 (WTR)
Launch vehicle:	Delta 2910, launched with Nimbus 7
Responsible NASA Center:	GSFC
Project manager:	Ronald K. Browning
Project scientist:	James P. Heppner
Objectives:	Trace the complexities of the flow of ionized particles in and above earth's ionosphere by observing the flow of released barium.
Results:	The contents of four canisters of barium, attached to the second stage of the Delta 2910 launch vehicle, were ejected 950 km above Alaska on Oct. 29, 1978. The contents of one canister of lithium were ejected over Scandanavia on Nov. 6 (in both cases the canisters stayed attached to the Delta stage). The resulting clouds were successfully observed, providing the investigators with information on the movements of electrified natural particles.