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    HCMM (Heat Capacity Mapping Mission)

    A NASA satellite that produced thermal maps of the atmosphere, and studied dust and liquid droplets in the upper atmosphere. It was also known as AEM-1.


    Launch date Apr. 26, 1978
    Launch vehicle Scout D
    Launch site Vandenberg Air Force Base
    Orbit 560 × 641 km × 97.6°
    Mass 134 kg


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