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DODGE

American research satellite

Also known as Department of Defense Gravity Experiment

Instance of: research satellite

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DODGE was a satellite whose primary purpose was to conduct experiments in gravity-gradient stabilization at near-geosynchronous altitudes. Its secondary objectives included measuring the Earth's magnetic field, and taking pictures of the entire Earth's disk in both black-and-white and color. It was launched atop a Titan IIIC rocket on July 1, 1967, and operated for over three years. DODGE carried ten knobbed booms oriented along three different axes, that could be independently extended and retracted by ground command.

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Launched: July 1, 1967 refine date: 13:15:01
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1.Stated in Jonathan's Space Report
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Launch vehicle: Titan IIIC serial number: 3C-14
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1.Stated in Jonathan's Space Report
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Start point: Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 41
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Significant event: rocket launch(July 1, 1967) location: Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 41
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Eccentricity: 0.00488
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1.nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1967-066F
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Inclination: 6.2 degree
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1.nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1967-066F
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Orbital period: 1,318.9 min
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1.nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1967-066F
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Apoapsis: 33,659 km
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1.nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1967-066F
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Periapsis: 33,270 km
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1.nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1967-066F
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Mass: 102 kg
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1.nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1967-066F
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Operator: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Length: 2.41 m
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1.nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1967-066F
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Diameter: 1.22 m
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1.nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1967-066F
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Funder: United States Navy
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1.nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1967-066F
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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1.nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1967-066F
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Manufacturer: Applied Physics Laboratory
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1.space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/dodge.htm
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Orbits: Earth
Epoch: 1967
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1.nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1967-066F
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