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APPENDIX B

United States and

Foreign Spacecraft

Inventories and

Spacecraft

Descriptions*

U. S. SPACECRAFT
Launch
Spacecraft 1st Launch Vehicle Mission
AEROS 16 Dec 1972 Scout Upper atmosphere research.
AFSATCOM 19 May 1979 Atlas Centaur Air Force Communications
(part of FLTSATCOM).
Air Density Explorer 19 Dec 1963 Scout Explorers 19, 24, 25,39.
AMPTE (Active 16 Aug 1984 Delta 3924 Magnetospheric research.
Magnetosphere Particle
Trace Explorer)
ANNA (Army, Navy, 31 Oct 1962 Thor Able Geodetic research (see Secor).
NASA, Air Force)
satellite
Apollo (Manned) 11 Oct 1968 Saturn Lunar exploration, Skylab, Soyuz.
AEM-A (Applications 26 Apr 1978 Scout VisuaVLR earth obs. (HCMM).
Explorer Mission)
AEM-B 18 Feb 1979 Scout Solar radiation study (SAGE).

*Not intended to be a comprehensive listing.

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