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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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