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The results presented here derive from measurements made by the charged particle analyzers on the Vela 2A, 2B, 3A, and 3B satellites. The orbits, spacecraft and instrumentation are described in some detail elsewhere (Singer, 1965). Only a very brief summary will be given here.
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Strong, I.B. (1968). Observations of the Solar Wind, Bow Shock and Magnetosheath by the Vela Satellites. In: Carovillano, R.L., McClay, J.F., Radoski, H.R. (eds) Physics of the Magnetosphere. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 10. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-3467-8_10
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