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ORLANDO, FLORIDA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 1, 1953 TWENTY PAGE5 IF CI Higher, Th ter, 0 ewer Any an EI VI An 111 KJ z-r-qa y- "Wvy 4a! 1 L4o: fJafring Paocos bv thrmv'i nd OVJrh.e Carlh 0rbit is between the 35th de2ree latitudes North and I was launched to orbit South. This is based on a map issued early today by the about a 20-degree angle to the earth's equator. This army. AP Wirephoto Map oun vgan Satellite Report: All Fine In utef Space By Star Services The date has been set. he said, but will be kept secret.

Like the sweet music which WASHINGTON (A Scientists said today "all reports are excellent" from the U. s. born rocketeer Wernher Von Braun, told a post-midnight news conference: "This is the beginning in our long-range program to goes round and round, the The artificial moon is spinning in its universe's newest, highest, satellite Explorer launching path around the globe at alti fastest man-made satellite is racing through the solar sys conquer outer space." last night. At a news conference, thev Reporters wanted to know tudes ranging from 230 miles at the closest point to about 1,700 miles, at a speed of tem today in an orbit around said the high-flving babv if there was anv veast or tne planet earth. moon was radioing back in.

other life form aboard. An Orlando area shortwave 400 mph, making an egg-shaped orbit every 113 min formation about conditions in outer space just as planned. Dr. Richard Porter, chair man of the technical panel on radio listener, William Fort 3d, 1951 Forest Winter utes. The latter point is high averytning is working very well this morning." the the U.

S. earth satellite pro er than either Russian Sput Park, described its message nik. gram, replied, "No." scientists said. as "something like an organ." Then, reflecting the haoov The radio signals are beincr Named by the armv "The picked up at each point in the tracking system, exactly as The backbone of the Explorer," and designated "1958 Alpha," in international astronomical usage, the 30.8-lb. space exploration ve- Whatever the sound, it is a melody of triumph for America.

One hundred eighteen days after the Russians launched their Sputnik, the U. S. Army, using a modified Intermedi- monitoring system is a series of 10 "Minitrack" stations scattered around the earth. hide was launched from Cape Word on the success of the Canaveral, at 10:48 last night system came from Dr. Wil- mood of the scientists, ha chuckled, "Not intentionally, that is maybe a Florida cockroach climbed aboard." The satellite, spinning like a rifle bullet, first passed over the Pacific Coast of tha U.

S. at about 12:48 a. m. Orlando Time and completed its maiden circuit of the globe over Florida be tween 12:55 and 1 a. m.

Throughout the i scientists tracking the Explorer said they were receiving "good" data on cosmic liam H. Pickering, director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory with a huge burst of flame and a thunderous roar that could be heard for miles along Florida's East Coast. The satellite was in orbit ate Range Ballistic Missile, the Jupiter-C, fired a projectile-shaped satellite called Explorer into space. 0 The achievement is a major breakthrough for the U. S.

ai me cauiornia institute of Technology, which is handling the instrumentation in the army-launched satellite. seven minutes and five seconds later, and announcement in the race for space. The! of the unaualified suerpsa 0 He told reporters informa isaieuue is so wen established was made by Pres. Eisen in orbit, said Maj. Gen.

John' hower at his Augusta, rays and that all other chan vacation headquarters at 12:56 a. m. today. The chief executive jubilantly led the nation in ac nels of communication were in "excellent working order." The satellite's radio signal an eerie "EEEEEEEEEE'' in contrast, to the Spufnik'i now silent "beep beep was HIGHER, Tg. 11, Cols.

3-4) tion received this morning indicates that the original estimate of a height for the satellite at its farthest point from earth appeared to have been a little high. He said it "now looks like about 1,700 miles." The low point, or perigee, IEXPLORER, Pg.U.Col. 2 missile test program, that it (Will remain aloft from two to 1 10 years. i Two hours after the firing, Gen. Medaris told a news conference at Patrick Air Force Base that the army "has been directed to fire one more sat claiming the happy "That's wonderful," the president exclaimed to news! bee.

James C. Hagerty. In Washington, the creator of the Explorer, German-; FOR THE PRAYER Of THE DAT DIAL GA -3lt ellite at the present time." r-jo Have Trucks Will Haul Little Big Packages ton BULLETINS BOSTON (INS) A threatened strike by technicians of the National and American Broadcasting Cos. hung in the balance today, a walkout last night having been averted. NEW YORK (INS) Here is how America's first satellitethe Explorer compares with Russia's Sputnik I and the dog-carrying Sputnik II.

EXPLORER SPUTNIK I CAIRO (INS) The presidents of Syria and Egypt signed documents todav establishing "unity between their two nations. I wit OUANDO AND CENTRAL FLORIDA WEIGHT 30.8 lbs. 184.3 lbs. SHAPE Bullet Sphere SIZE 80 inches 22.8 inches SPEED 13,000 mph 18,000 mph MAXIMUM HEIGHT About 1,700 mi'ei 560 miles SPUTNIK II 1,120 lbs. Cylinder 50 feet 18,000 mph 1.036 miles 09 1 minutes QSS lying Comic Dictionary MARRIAGE A matter cf give and fake; which the husband some-! imes gives but the wife al-l vays takes.

1 JHJACK RAEBIT The army's Jupucr-C missile carrying an earth satellite roars into the sky at Cape Canaveral last night. The flashing light near the nose isa strobe unit used in track- injj the missile. Pres. Eisenhower announced the satellite was in orbit around the earth shortly after the launching. IUSAF Photo via AP Wirephoto ORBIT TIME 113 minutes m.2 minutes Ph.

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