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Orbital data and preliminary analyses of Satellites 1957 Alpha and 1957 Beta / compiled by F.L. Whipple, L.G. Boyd, J.A. Hynek, and G.F. Shilling.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Whipple, Fred L. (Fred Lawrence), 1906-2004, complier.
- Series:
- Smithsonian contributions to astrophysics ; v. 2, no. 10.
- Smithsonian contributions to astrophysics ; volume 2, number 10
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sputnik satellites.
- Artificial satellites--Soviet Union--Tracking.
- Artificial satellites.
- Artificial satellites--Tracking.
- Soviet Union.
- Genre:
- Online resources.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vii pages, pages 189-347 ) : illustrations, map.
- Other Title:
- Orbital data and preliminary analyses of Satellites 1957 α and 1957 β
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution, 1958.
- Contents:
- Introduction / G.F. Schilling
- Preliminary orbit information for U.S.S.R. satellites 1957 [alpha]1 and [alpha]2 / G.F. Schilling and T.E. Sterne
- Additional orbit information for U.S.S.R. satellites 1957 [alpha]1 and [beta]1 / J.S. Rinehart and G.F. Schilling
- Some preliminary values of upper atmosphere density from observations of U.S.S.R. satellites / T.E. Sterne and G.F. Schilling
- Glossary of astronomical terms for the description of satellite orbits / J. Ashbrook, G.F. Schilling, and T.E. Sterne
- Soviet orbit predictioins and orbital information for satellites 1957 [alpha]1, [alpha]2, and Beta / G.F. Schilling and E.S. Fergusson
- Visual observations of satellite 1957 [alpha]1 made by moonwatch stations / L. Campbell, Jr., and J.A. Hynek
- An interim model atmosphere fitted to preliminary densities inferred from U.S.S.R. satellites / T.E. Sterne, B.M. Folkart, and G.F. Schilling
- Soviet orbit information for satellites 1957 [alpha]2 and [beta]1 / G.F. Schilling
- Basic orbital data for satellite 1957 [beta]1 / L.G. Jacchia
- Processed observational data for satellites 1957 Alpha and 1957 Beta / R.M. Adams, N. McCumber, and M. Brinkman
- Successive revisions of orbital elements for satellite 1957 Beta / L.G. Jacchia
- A chart for finding a satellite's distance and elevation / J.W. Slowey
- Recent orbital information.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 347).
- Description based on online resource, PDF version; title from PDF title page (SI, viewed May 23, 2018).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Whipple, Fred L. (Fred Lawrence), 1906-2004. Orbital data and preliminary analyses of Satellites 1957 Alpha and 1957 Beta.
- OCLC:
- 303646628
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