DASH (satellite)

DASH (short for Density And Scale Height) were a pair of 2.5 meter balloon satellites launched in 1963. They were designed to measure air density at very high altitude, but their orbit was significantly affected by solar radiation pressure.[1]

## References

1. ↑ Krebs, Gunter D.. "DASH 1, 2" (in en). https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/dash-1.htm.

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