Date of launch (location):
Mar. 20, 1970 (ETR)
Launch vehicle:
Delta DSV-3M
Weight (kg):
190
Shape:
Cylindrical
Dimensions (m):
0.81 height
1.37 diameter
Power source:
Solar cells plus NiCd
batteries
NASA's role:
Launch vehicle and ground support
(reimbursable)
Cooperating organizations:
NASA, Department of Defense, USAF,
and NATO
Prime contractor:
Philco Ford Space & Reentry
Systems Division for USAF
Responsible NASA center:
Goddard Space Flight Center
Project manager:
Robert Goss
Objectives:
Military communications
Results:
Successful; one of two.
Reference: NASA, "NATO-A Pre-Launch Mission Operations Report," S-492-70-01, March 5, 1970.