SATELLITES

THE SOVIET EARTH SATELLITES, 1957

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THE SOVIET SPACE RESEARCH PROGRAM - SPACE VEHICLES

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USSR ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES WILL WORK ON FREQUENCIES OF 20 AND 40 MCS

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SJUtcCT USSR Artificial Satellites Will Work
on Frequencies of 20 and 40 Mcs
1. We (Soviets) have begun with the organization of MOONWATCH sta-
tions. We have appealed to all Soviet astronomers to take part in
this work.
2. We are counting on an orbit with the angle of inclination of 60?, but

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SIZES OF COSMOS SERIES OF SATELLITES DETERMINED ON BASIS OF MASS/AREA RATIO AND LUMINOSITY DATA/SIMILAR DATA ON US SATELLITES FOR COMPARATIVE PURPOSES

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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GEOPHYSICAL YEAR, INTL (IGY) LIST OF USSR STATIONS FOR VISUAL OBSERVATIONS OF ARTIFICAL EARTH SATELLITES AND THEIR GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES

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SOVIET ROCKETS AND EARTH SATELLITES

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SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE DIGEST -- SOVIET UNION: SOVIETS CONCEAL LAUNCH POINT OF SATELLITES BY UNDERSTATING NUMBER OF SPUTNIK REVOLUTIONS AROUND EARTH

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SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE DIGEST
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
14 July 1958
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
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SOVIET UNION
2 Soviets Conce.1 Launch Point of Satellites by
Understating Number of-Sputnik Revolutions
Around Earth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
14 July 58
Number of Earth
Revolutions
Time (Z)
Soviet Report
Actual
Sputnik 1
b October 1957
0900
22
23
Sputnik II
3 November 1957
1500
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