1976-047A
The main payload for the P76-5 Space Test Program satellite was the WIDEBAND ionospheric beacon, operated by the Defense Nuclear Agency (DNA) to study radio scintillation in the auroral zone, and characterize perturbations on radio waves by plasmas in the ionosphere. The beacon was monitored by ground stations at Poker Flat, Alaska; Stanford, California; Kwajalein; and Ancon in Peru. The satellite was actually Transit NNS O-15 (Oscar 15) with its navigation data modulators removed.
| P76-5 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 May 22 | 0742:16 | Launch by Scout B-1 | V |
| T+1:14 St 1 burnout | |||
| T+1:14 St 2 burn | |||
| 0744:09 | T+1:53 St 2 burnout | ||
| T+1:56 Heatshield sep | |||
| 0744:18 | T+2:02 Stage 3 burn | ||
| 0744:51 | T+2:35 Stage 3 burnout | ||
| T+11:25 Spinup | |||
| 0753:42 | T+11:26 Stage 3 sep | ||
| 0753:47 | T+11:31 Stage 4 burn | ||
| 0754:21 | T+12:05 Stage 4 burnout | ||
| 0758? | Stage 4 sep | ||
| 0759? | Despin weights sep | ||
| 105.7 996 x 1060 x 99.7 | |||
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