Satellite is cone shaped, 5 ft 8 in. in diam at base, 11 ft 8.5 in. high; total weight 2925.5 lb, instruments and power sources alone 2134 lb; hermetical shell of sputnik is of Al; instruments in holding frames in rear and forepart and attached to shell, are listed together with their locations.


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    Title :

    Instrumentation in third Soviet Sputnik


    Additional title:

    J Sci Indus Research



    Publication date :

    1958


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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