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ID146425
Title ProperSputnik 2
LanguageENG
AuthorChapman, Robert D
Summary / Abstract (Note)Early on the morning of 3 January 1958 I received a high priority message from Headquarters. I read that the Soviet satellite, Sputnik 2, was failing and would make its last global orbit that night. In doing so it would pass over Santiago de Cuba, and I was instructed to observe its functioning and to forward a compass azimuth of its final direction. It was common knowledge the Soviets were a step or two ahead of the United States in the development of satellites and, undoubtedly, Headquarters planned to follow the azimuth I struck, recover Sputnik 2, and study its scientific technology.
`In' analytical NoteInternational Journal of Intelligence and Counter Intelligence Vol. 29, No.4; Winter 2016-17: p. 809-812
Journal SourceInternational Journal of Intelligence and Counter Intelligence Vol: 29 No 4
Key WordsSoviet Satellite ;  Sputnik 2


 
 
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