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Apollo 15 Subsatellite Deployment

Name: Apollo 15 Subsatellite Deployment – United States factsheet records
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United States · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1971Date range

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Chronological records

1971

Alfred Worden4 August 1971

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Deploys the Particles and Fields subsatellite from Endeavour before Apollo 15 leaves lunar orbit.

Names involved

Alfred Worden

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