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OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
JET PROPULSION LABORATORY
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA. TELEPHONE (213) 354-5011
NOTE TO EDITORS June 15, 1978
A pre-launch press briefing on Seasat-A will be held at
the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, at 10 A.M., PDT, June 22, in the
Bldg. 167 conference room (main cafeteria building).
Seasat is a new concept in Earth orbiting satellites
designed to monitor 95% of the world's oceans each 36 hours.
Microwave sensors, including a powerful new radar, will measure
wave heights, currents, surface temperature, ice conditions and
storms. The data will be used by shipping companies, meteor-
ologists and oceanographers.
Launch is scheduled for June 26, at the Vandenberg Air
force Base near Lompoc, Calif. The launch vehicle is an Atlas-
Agena.
A press room will open June 24th at the Lions Inn, 1417
No. H. Street in Lompoc. A press bus will leave at 4:30 P.M. on
June 26, for the launch site. Due to wind conditions, bring a
heavy jacket if you plan to cover the launch.
The press room phone is 805-275-2781.
Frank Bristow
Manager, Office of
Public Information
869-6/15/78