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475:cloud cover
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292:Inclination
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761:Elektron 2
756:Elektron 1
635:"Nimbus 1"
571:"Nimbus 1"
527:References
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382:Thor-Agena
245:Geocentric
220:Decay date
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185:Vandenberg
134:Dimensions
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350:Nimbus 1
339:Nimbus 2
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1021:Vela 2B
1016:Vela 2A
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412:Mission
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699:1965 →
684:← 1963
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368:Launch
302:Period
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251:Regime
187:75-1-1
171:Rocket
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