Exploration of the Upper Atmosphere with the Help of the Third Soviet Sputnik

1 February 1959

journal article
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in Proceedings of the IRE

Vol. 47 (2) , 289-296
https://doi.org/10.1109/JRPROC.1959.287296

Abstract

The creation of the Soviet artificial sputniks of the Earth, and the physical questions to be investigated by them are first discussed. The instruments used on the third sputaik and the problems solved with them are then described; the results obtained are presented simultaneously.

Keywords

EARTH
INSTRUMENTS
COSMIC RAYS
TERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERE
TEMPERATURE
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
MAGNETIC PROPERTIES
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS
SUN