GGSE-1
The Gravity Gradient Stabilization Experiment (GGSE-1) was a technology satellite launched simultaneously with four other satellites (including SOLRAD 7A and POPPY 3) on 11 January 1964 by the U.S. military from Vandenberg Air Force Base aboard a Thor Augmented Delta-Agena D rocket. It demonstrated a new oscillation damping system intended for use in reconnaissance satellites.
Q11016
technology
Concept
Q60768036
SOLRAD 7A
MISC
Q575152
POPPY 3
MISC
Q461492
Vandenberg Air Force Base
LOC
Q1093603
Thor Augmented Delta-Agena D
MISC
Q466421
reconnaissance satellite
Concept
Q11699131
GGSE-1
MISC
1964-01-11T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
11 January 1964
DATE
-1^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
-1
NUMBER
+7^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
7
NUMBER
+3^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
3
NUMBER
UTC date of spacecraft launch
space launch vehicle
UTC date of spacecraft launch