Hitchhiker 1 photograph

Hitchhiker 1

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Launch dateJune 27, 1963
Periods 2 hours
Inclination82. 1°
RocketThor-Agena
Operator United States Air Force
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Date of Upd.
ID3000755
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About Hitchhiker 1


Hitchhiker 1 was a satellite launched by U. S. Air Force on June 27, 1963. It was launched with the aim of studying and measuring cosmic radiation. The satellite was the first successful satellite of the P-11 program, following the failure of the first Hitchhiker satellite in March 1963.

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