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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
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Title:
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Engineers checkout Early Bird-Communication Satellite
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Engineers checkout Early Bird-Communication Satellite
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Engineers Stanley R. Peterson (left) and Ray Bowerman (right), checkout the Early Bird, the world's first communication satellite. NASA launched the satellite built by Hughes Aircraft Corporation on April 6, 1955 at 6:48pm E.S.T. from Complex 17a at Cape Kennedy, Florida. Early Bird was built for the Communications Satellite Corporation and weighed about 85 pounds after being placed in a synchronous orbit of 22,300 miles above the earth. It was positioned over the Atlantic to provide 240 two-way telephone channels or 2-way television between Europe and North America. The outer surface of Early Bird was covered with 6,000 silicon-coated solar cells, which absorbed the sun's rays to provide power to the satellite for its intricate transmitting and receiving equipment.
Full_Description
Engineers Stanley R. Peterson (left) and Ray Bowerman (right), checkout the Early Bird, the world's first communication satellite. NASA launched the satellite built by Hughes Aircraft Corporation on April 6, 1955 at 6:48pm E.S.T. from Complex 17a at Cape Kennedy, Florida. Early Bird was built for the Communications Satellite Corporation and weighed about 85 pounds after being placed in a synchronous orbit of 22,300 miles above the earth. It was positioned over the Atlantic to provide 240 two-way telephone channels or 2-way television between Europe and North America. The outer surface of Early Bird was covered with 6,000 silicon-coated solar cells, which absorbed the sun's rays to provide power to the satellite for its intricate transmitting and receiving equipment.
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Date:
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11/05/1984
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NASA Center:
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Headquarters
NASA_Center
Headquarters
NASA Center
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Subject Category:
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Communication-Satell ites
Subject_Category
Communication-Satell ites
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Keywords:
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Communication
Keywords
Communication
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Keywords:
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Satellites
Keywords
Satellites
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Audience:
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General Public
Audience
General Public
Audience
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facet_what:
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Earth
facet_what
Earth
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Sun
facet_what
Sun
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facet_what:
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Early Bird
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Early Bird
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facet_where:
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Florida
facet_where
Florida
facet_where
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facet_when:
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April 6, 1955
facet_when
April 6, 1955
facet_when
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facet_when:
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11-05-1984
facet_when
11-05-1984
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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1955
facet_when_year
1955
facet_when_year
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facet_when_year:
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1984
facet_when_year
1984
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Image #:
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66-H-150
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original_url:
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original_url
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UID:
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2003-00 020
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2003-00 020
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Center:
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HQ
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Center Number:
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66-H-150
Center_Number
66-H-150
Center Number
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GRIN DataBase Number:
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GPN-2003-00020
GRIN_DataBase_Number
GPN-2003-00020
GRIN DataBase Number
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Creator-Photographer:
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NASA
Creator-Photographer
NASA
Creator-Photographer
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Original Source:
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DIGITAL
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DIGITAL
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