Title :
Exploration of the Upper Atmosphere with the Help of the Third Soviet Sputnik
Author_Institution :
Institute of Physics of the Atmosphere, Bolshaja Gruzinskajalo, Moscow, U.S.S.R.
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 :
Construction industry; Cosmic rays; Earth; Electromagnetic fields; Helium; Instruments; Magnetic properties; Sun; Temperature; Terrestrial atmosphere;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IRE
DOI :
10.1109/JRPROC.1959.287296
