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RM 18 & UVR (P68-1)
RM 18 & UVR [USAF]
RM 18 & UVR was a low-altitude satellite consisting of two payloads, part of the P68-1 mission, attached to the Burner-2 upper stage of the Atlas-SLV3 Burner-2 launch vehicle.
RM 18 (Radiometer 18) was a radiometer payload to obtain a data base of the fine structure of the earth's background.
UVR (Ultra Violet Radiometer) a radiometer payload to measure ultra-violet background data on the earth limb to study navigation using UV radiance.
These payloads were lost in a launch failure on 16th August 1968, when the payload fairing of the Atlas-SLV3 Burner-2 collapsed.
| Nation: | USA |
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| Type / Application: | Experimental |
| Operator: | US Air Force (USAF) STP (Space Test Program) |
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| Equipment: | ? |
| Configuration: | ? |
| Propulsion: | ? |
| Power: | Batteries |
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| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| RM 18 & UVR (P68-1) | 1968-F07 | 16.08.1968 | Va SLC-3E | F | Atlas-SLV3 Burner-2 | with Orbiscal 1, OV5 8, Gridsphere 1, Gridsphere 2, Mylar Balloon, Rigidsphere, LCS 3, LIDOS, Radcat, SECOR 11, SECOR 12 |
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