vera aiso covered? by Fastox cameras to cbtein
fF the first vound uas delayed because three radar beacons vere
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found to be inoperable
hofere one vas instelled in gesd conditien.
Exton-
nnesion of the fgor and dsxenda deta indicated satisfactory vehicle
performance.
All functicns operuted properly, except deploymsmt of the
eccond-staege parachute.
The heed was soverely damaged when it vas
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recovered the following day.
roo
The second-stage chute had remained in thea
can, apparently because the plate between the twe parachutes had caught
Ase
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The secend rowed vas launched on 16 April.
vere re-worked and the plate was removed.
For this reund, the varachuiss
The redar beacon failed at 20
seconds, but Igor. Askania, and radar akin tracking continued.
functions occurred properly.
All
Radar tracking was lost at about 150,000
feet MSL on the downward portion of the trajectory.
imnediate recovery was not possible.
For this reason,
A ground search was instituted the
following day but failed to Locate the head.
Fiuelly, the head was
sighted from the sir, and a acarch party recovered 1% on 22 April.
head was in excellent condition.
The
The filter was intact, the fore and aft
seais had functicned, and the head flotation tube was inflated.
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