Heat Capacity Mapping Mission photograph

Heat Capacity Mapping Mission

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Inclination97. 6°
Periods 1. 6 hours
Launch dateApril 26, 1978
Rocket Scout
Launch site Vandenberg Air Force Base
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID1469749
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About Heat Capacity Mapping Mission


The Heat Capacity Mapping Mission was the first Applications Explorer Mission. HCMM provided comprehensive, accurate, high-spatial-resolution thermal surveys of the surface of the Earth. HCCM was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on April 26, 1978 by a Scout-F rocket. Its mass was 117. 0 kilograms.

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