PREPARATIONS FOR LAUNCH AND LAUNCH NO. SHOT LIST.




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Background: AN AEROBEE 150A RESEARCH ROCKET WAS LAUNCHED SUCCESSFULLY ON 17 OCTOBER AS PACT OF A U.S. -FRENCH EXPERIMENT TO INVESTIGATE VERY LOW-FREQUENCY RADIO WAVE PROPAGATION ON THE IONOSPHERE.

THE LAUNCHING, FROM THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION CENTRE AT WALLOPS ISLAND, VIRGINIA, WAS PART OF A SERIES IN WHICH T HE U.S. SUPPLIES THE ROCKET AND A FOREIGN NATION WORKS WITH THE COUNTRY ON THE EXPERIMENTAL PACKAGE IT CARRIES.

THE AEROBEE CARRIES A 197-POUND PAYLOAD OF SPACE INSTRUMENTS FOR THE FRENCH PROGRAM. THE ROCKET REACHED A PEAK ALTITUDE OF 116 MILES BEFORE LANDING IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, 59 MILES FROM THE LAUNCH SITE.