A Reproduced Copy OF Reproduced for NASA by the NASA Scientific and Technical Information Facility FFNo 672 Aug 65 N73-27732 6 9 3 50) NSSDC INDEX OF (NASA-TM-X- ROCKET LAUNCHES - 'INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC ORDEEED EY SPONSERING COUNTRY/AGENCY (NASA) 24-4 p HC $12.75 CSCL 22C Unclas ; G3/30 09609 NSSDC INDEX OF INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC ROCKET LAUNCHES ORDERED BY SPONSORING COUNTRY/AGENCY FEBRUARY 1972 ID-~ TECHNICAL LIBRARY COPYL% NASA- WALLOPS STATIO <; WALLOPS ISLAND, VA. / . NATIONAL AERO;UTICS ANtD SPkACE rADI S'bi"ATION <GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, GREEtEI-I, ., IST SECTION- CODES A. ROCKET CISCIPLINE CODOS B. SITE CODES C. ACGENCY IO 2ND SECTION- AEBREVIATED ROCKET LISTING BY SPONSCRING CCUNTRY/AGENCY 1i A. ROCKET DISCIPLINE CODES 1. AURORA A,- . Reproduced from best available copy. ' 18 AU OR L .1' ',"' a PI-',- 'Fl -. zOFERVATION OF. VISIBLE. AURORAL EMISSIONS WHICH ARE '. -":,;JGH TO BE EASILY SEEN dY THE HUMAN EYE. IC AIRCGLOW EMISSIONS * PHOTOMETRIC UeSERVATION OF UV, VISIBLE OR IR EMISSIONS (dOTH NIGHTGLOW ANt) CAYGLCW) WHICH ARE IMPCSSIBLE, OR DIFFICULT TO SEE WITH THE HUMAN EYE. ID AUPORAL/AIRGLCo COMPOSITION T * IDEN I-ICATION (UELALLY SPECTROSCOPIC) CF EMITTING CONSTITUENTS OF AU.;,.A Ai v/OR. AIRGLOA. 1E ATMOSPHERIC RADIATIONS * OBSERVATIONS OF OTHER ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA. USUALLY PHOTOWETRIC. IX SUBDISCIPLINE UNKNOWN 2. ATMOSPHERIC P., * DOES "jT INCLUDE ROLTINE SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGI CAL ROCKET OBSERVATIONS. 2A WINDS AND DIFFUSION * OBSERVATIONS OF WINC AND DIFFUSICN NOT INCLUDING CATEGORIES 2J. 2V. 2Y AND 2Z BELOW. OR SYNCPTIC OBSERVATIONS. MAY INCLUDE CHAFF OBSERVATIONS WITH GRCLND RADAR. 28 PRESSUPE * OBSERVATIONS OF PPESSURE NOT INCLUDING CATEGCRIES 2J. 2Y AND 2Z BELOW OR SYNOPTIC OBSEPVATIONS. 2C TEMPERATURE * OBSERVATIONS OF TEMPFRATURE NOT INCLUDING CATEGORIES 2J. 2Y AND 2Z BELOW. OR SYNOPTIC CBSERVATICNS. 2D ALBEDO * LOW RESOLUTION, LARGE AREA OBSERVATIONS OF THE TOTAL RELATIVE REFLECTANCE OF PLANETS (INCLUDES REFLECTANCE FROCM MARINE SURFACES. SOLID LAND FORMS. AND SOLID OR LIQUIO AEROSOLS). 2E PLANETARY RACIATIONS * OBSERVATION OF PLA:FTARY EMISSICNS ATTRIBUTABLE TO TEMPERATURE OF THE EMITTER. 2F NEUTRAL DENSITY OBSERVATIONS OF NELTPAL DENSITY NOT INCLUDING CATEGORIES 2J. 2Y AND 2Z. A PITOT TUBE, MICROPHONE GAUGE, OR RA GAUGE IS OFTEN USED. 2G NEUTRAL COMPOSITION OBSERVATION OF THE COMPOSITICN OF THE NEUTRAL ATMOSPHERE. USUALLY BY MASS SPECTROMETERS OR ATMOSPHERIC SAMPLING. 2H ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES 21 ACOUSTICS * OBSERVATION OF ACOLSTIC PROPERTIES NOT INCLUDING CATEGORY 2Z. 2J METEOROLOGICAL APPLICATIONS * OBSERVATIONS RELATEC TO DEVELCPMENT OF ROUTINE SYNOPTIC OPERATIONS (OR RELATED PROCEDURES), AND ROCKET OR SATELLITE LAUNCH SUPPORT OBSERVATIONS. 2K NOCTILUCENT CLOUDS * INCLUDES COMPOSITION MEASUREMENTS. PHOTOMETRIC OBSERVATIONS, ETC. 2L ABSOROTION/SCATTERING * OBSERVATIONS OF SCATTERING OR ABSORPTICN OF VISIBLE LIGHT BY THE ATMOSPHERE. 2V VAPOR TRAIL OR CHEMICAL RELEASE * GROUND OBSERVATIONS OF CHEMICALS RELEASED FRC ROCKETS. THIS INCLUDES VAPOR TRAILS FOR *IND OR DRIFT CBSERVATIONS. IT INCLUDES IONIZING CLOUDS FOP STUDY OF MAGNETIC FIELDS AND ION MOTIONS CNLY WHEN A NEUTRAL CLOUC IS ALSO USED FOR SCIENTIFIC STUDY. IS STUDIED. CATEGORY 3G AND 5A ARE ALSO LSED wHEN AN IONIZED CLOUD CATEGORY 2A IS NOT LSED WHEN THIS CATEGORY IS ASSIGNED. 2X SUBCISCIPLINE UNKNOWN 2Y FALLING SPIERE WIND. * RACAR OBSERVATIONS CF AN EJECTED. CONSTANT VOLUME SPHERE FOR r) 2B. 2C. AND DENSITY AND DERIVF TEMPERATURE VALUES. CATEGCRIES 2A. 2F ARE NOT USED wHEN THIS CATEGORY IS ASSIGNEC. 2Z GRENADES FIRED * GROUND BASED AURAL AND CPTICAL CBSERVATIONS OF SEQUENTIALLY GRENACES ALONG THE ROCKET ASCENT CAN PROVICE WEAN TEMPERATURES, AND 2F SPOT WINDS, AND COMFLTED DENSITIES. CATEGORIES 2A. 28, 2C ARE NOT LSED WHEN THIS CATEGORY IS ASSIGNED. 3. ICNOSPHERE 3A WAVE PROPAGATION * THIS INCLUDES BEACONS, VLF EXPERIMENTS, FARADAY ROTATION, AND ON THE ASSORPTION OSSERVATIONS INVOLVING A RADIO RECEIVER EITHER GROUND OR THE ROCKET. WHICH RECEIVES A NATURAL OR MAN MADE TRANSMISSION AT SOME DISTANCE FFCM THE ROCKET. 38 CURRENTS AND FIELOS WITH * OBSERVATION UF ELECTRIC CURRENTS AND MAGNETIC FIELDS ASSOCIATED THE IONOSPHERIC PEGION (50 TC 2000 KM). 3C ION/ELECTRON CENSITY * OBSERVATION OF ION CR ELECTRCN DENSITY BY ROCKET TECHNIQUES OF PRDBES OTHER THAN WAVE PROPAGATION. THIS INCLUDES MANY TYPES AND TRAPS, FARADAY CLP, LANGMUIR PROBE ETCo 30 ION COMPOSITION BY * OBSERVATION OF THE COMPOSITICN OF IONOSPHERIC IGNS, USUALLY MASS SPECTROMETRY. ION MASS SPECTROMETERS WAY BE USED FOR EITHER NEUTRAL CR ION COMDCSITICN MEASLPEMENTS. 3E ION/ELECTRON TEMPERATURE * OiSERVATION OF ION CR ELECTRCN TEMPERATURE, USUALLY BY MEANS OF A LANGMUIR TYPE PROBE. 3F ION PROCUCTICN/RECOMBINATION * OUSERVATION OF PROOLCTION OR REMCVAL RATES OF IONS OR ELECTRONS IN THE IONOSPHERE. THESE EXPERIMENTS ARE MCOST FREQUF.NTLY PERFORMED WHEN THE RATES ARE HIGH (I.E., DAWN AND DUSK) AND NOT AT LOCAL MID DAY OR NIGHT. 3G IONSP-ERIC MOTIUNS. KM * OBSERVAT ION OF ION OR ELECTRCN MOTIONS IN THE 50 TO 2000 REGION, ION MOST COMMONLY ACCOMPLISHED BY OPTICAL OBSERVATICNS OF A VISIBLE CLOUD WHICH RESULTS FPOM A CHEMICAL RELEASE. 3X SUBCISCIPLINE UNKNON 4. ENERGETIC PARTICLES 4A GALACTIC OR SOLAR COSMIC RAYS * USUALLY AT HIGH GEO AGNETIC LATITUDE (ABOVE 50 OR 60 DEGREES). 4C TRAPPED RACIATION * USUALLY AT LOW OR MIDDLE. GEOFAGNETIC LATITUDES (BELOW 65 DEGREES). DETFCTOR DOES NOT PCINT ALCNG MAGNETIC FIELD LINE. 4C PRECIPITATING PARTICLES ). * USUALLY AT LO.W OR MIDDLE GEOVAGNETIC LATITUDES (BELO 65 DEGREES UOETLCTO LOOKS AWAY FPOM EtRTH ALONG GEOMAGNETIC FIELD LINE. 4X SURCISCIPLINF LNKNOWN 5. MAGNETIC AND ELECTPIC FIELDE 5A ELECTRIC FIELDS * MEASURED WITH DIPOLE ANTENNAE, ELECTCMETERS, ETC. 58 MAGNETIC FIELCS * MEASURED ITH MAGNETOMETERS. SC OTHER SX SUtDISCIPLINE UNKNOWN 6. SOLAR Pt-YSICS * INSTRUMENT POINTING ACCLRACY AND QESOLUTICK ARE CRITICAL. 6A RADIO (G.T. IMM) * OBSERVAT IONS OF SOLAR RADIO EMISSION MADE BY RADIO TELESCOPE. 68 INFRAREC (.E-ICOC MICRONS) * OBSERVAT IONS OF SOLAR Ir MADE BY COLLIMATED AND FILTERED PHOTOMETRIC OR BOLOW TRIC SENSORS. 6C VISIBLE (O0CO-BO0CA) * SOLAR OBSERVATIONS WHICH ARE USLALLY MADE BY CCLLIMATED ANC FILTERED PHOTOMETRIC SENSORS. E.G., SPECTRCMETERS. ETC. 6D ULTRAVIOLET (COCC-3COCA ) * SOLAR ORBSRVATIONS WHICH ARE USUALLY MADE BY CCLLIMATED ANC FILTERED PI-OTOMETFIC' SNSORS. E.G.. SPECIFCMETERS, ETC. 6E EXTREME UV (ICC-2OCCA) * SOLAR OBSERVATIONS wHICH APE USLALLY WADE BY (CLLIMATED AND FILTERED PHOTOMETRIC SENSORS, E.G.. SPECTCMETERS. ETC. 6F X RAYS (.CCI-100A) * SOLAR XRAY EMISSION CBSERVED BY PRIMARY AND/OR SECCNDARY EFFECTS ON PILM PACKS OP COLNTING DIVICES. 6G GAMMA RAYS (L.T. .CC14 ) * SOLAR GAMMA RAY EMISSION OBSERVED BY PRIMARY AND/OR SECONDARY EFFECTS ON COUNTING DEVICES. 6X SUBCISCIPLINE UNKNOWN 7. ASTRONOMY * ELIMINATION OF SOLAR EFFECTS FROM INSTRUMENT RESPONSE IS MOST CRITICAL. 7A RADIO (G.T. IMM) * OBSERVATIONS OF A GALACTIC RADIC EMISSION MADE BY RADIO TELESCOPE. 78 INFRARFO (.8-1000 MICRONS) OBSERVATIONS OF GALACTIC IR MADE BY CCLLIMATEC AND FILTERED PHOTOMETRIC OR BOLOMETRIC SENSORS. 7C VISIBLE (2000-8000A ) u GALACTIC OBSERVATIONS WHICH ARE LSUALLY MADE BY COLLIMATED AND FILTERED PHOTOMETRIC SENSORS, E.G., SPECTROMETERS. ETC. 7D ULTRAVIOLET (2000-300CA) * GALACTIC OBSERVATIONS WHICH ARE LSUALLY MADE BY COLLIMATED AND FILTERED PHOTOMETRIC SENSORS. E.G.. SPECTRCMETERS. ETC. 7E EXTREME UV (I0C-2000A) * GALACTIC OBSERVATIONS WHICH ARE. USUALLY MADE BY COLLIMATED AND FILTERED PHOTOMETRIC SENSORS, E.G. * SPECTROMETERS. ETC. 7F X RAYS (.001-ICOA) 4 GALACTIC XRAY EMISSION CBSERVED BY PRIMARY AND/OR SECONDARY EFFECTS ON FILM PACKS OR COLNTING DEVICES 7G GAMMA RAYS (L.T. .001A) * GALACTIC GAMMA PAY EMISSION OBSERVED BY PRIMARY AND/OR SECONDARY EFFECTS CN COUNTING DEVICES. 7X SUBCISCIPLINE UNKNOWN 8. PLANETOLOGY 8A MICROMETEORITES * OBSERVATION OF MICPCMETEORITE SIZE, DENSITY OR FREOUENCY OF OCCURRENCE. A MICROPHONE GAUGE IS OFTEN USED. 8B ZODIACAL LIGHT OR GEGENCHEIN * P-OTOMETRIC OBSERVATIONS OF SOLAR LIGHT SCATTERED BACK TO EARTH BY DUST LOCATED ABOVE THE EOUATORIAL REGION. GEGENSCHEIN IS OBSERVED ONLY NEAR LOCAL MIDNIGHT. ZODIACAL LIGHT IN BEST OBSERVED WITH VERY DARK SKY BACKGROUND, I.E.. AT RELATIVELY LCW LATITUDES WITH NO MOONLIGHT. 8C GRAVITY * 03SERVATIGNS OF THE GRAVITY FIELD AND ITS VARIATIONS. 80 TERRAIN PHOTOGRADHS * TERRAIN PHOTOGRAPHS ARE LSUALLY PROCESSED FROM RECOVERED FILM CANISTERS. 8X SUBDIS>--. .:- UNKNOWN 9. EICLOGY 0 9X SUBDISC.. 1 'TNE UNKNOWN 0. ROCKET/SAT[I;' -7iEST AND OlHER OA PERFORMANCE * INCLUDES TEST OF MOTORS, FINS AND PRIMARY ROCKET STRUCTURE INCLUDING STAGING. OB COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS * INCLUDES TELEMETRY AND COMMAND SYSTEMS TESTING. OC EXPERIMENT TEST/ DEVELCPMENT * TEST OR DEVELOPMENT OF INSTRUMENTATICN FOR PRCPOSED EXPERIMENTS. OD ENGINEERING EXPERIMENTS * INCLUDES NOSECONE DESIGN. EJECTICN MECHANISMS. CCMMUTATOR OPERATION, RECOVERY PACKAGE, OR EXPERIMENT NOT DEFINED IN A, B, OR C ABOVE. ALSO MAY INCLUCE SEVERAL CATEGCRIES ABCVE SUCH AS GENERAL SYSTEMS CHECKOUT. OE OTHER B. 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