Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Title:
Intelsat IV in an anechoic chamber
Full Description:
The picture shows the communication satellite Intelsat IV in an anechoic (sound-absorbing) chamber with two female employees. It stood over 17 feet tall with an average of 6,000 voice grade circuits. Hughes Aircraft Company built the Intelsat IV satellite. Intelsat or the International Telecommunications Satellite was an international organization of 65 nations that was established August 20, 1964 out of the growing demand for channels of communication and greatly expanded the commercial communications network. The Intelsat IV was placed in a synchronous orbit over the Atlantic with the capacity of about 6,000 circuits or 13 television channels.
Date:
7/5/72
NASA Center:
Headquarters
Subject Category:
Communication-Satell ites
Keywords:
IV
Keywords:
Intelsat
Audience:
General Public
facet_when:
August 20, 1964
facet_when:
7-5-72
facet_when_year:
1964
Image #:
72-H-872
original_url:
UID:
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2003-00 014
Center:
HQ
Center Number:
72-H-872
GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2003-00014
Creator-Photographer:
NASA
Original Source:
DIGITAL

Intelsat IV in an anechoic chamber