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Collection:
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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
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Title:
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Satcom, Communication Satellite
Title
Satcom, Communication Satellite
Title
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Full Description:
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RCA engineer, Joel Bacher, adjusts a propulsion thruster on a communication satellite. The thrusters were designed to enable the spacecraft to maintain correct altitude control after it had achieved a 22,000-mile synchronous orbit over Earth. The satellite shown is an RCA Satcom domestic communication satellite that was launched December 13, 1975. The satellite was built by RCA Global Communication, Inc. and RCA Alaska Communications, Inc. This domestic communication satellite spurred the cable television industry to unprecedented heights with the assistance of a company known as Home Box Office (HBO). Cable television networks relay signals to ground-based stations using satellites. This allowed cable television to enter into the suburban and metropolitan markets, thus causing HBO to accumulate 1.6 million subscribers by the end of 1977.
Full_Description
RCA engineer, Joel Bacher, adjusts a propulsion thruster on a communication satellite. The thrusters were designed to enable the spacecraft to maintain correct altitude control after it had achieved a 22,000-mile synchronous orbit over Earth. The satellite shown is an RCA Satcom domestic communication satellite that was launched December 13, 1975. The satellite was built by RCA Global Communication, Inc. and RCA Alaska Communications, Inc. This domestic communication satellite spurred the cable television industry to unprecedented heights with the assistance of a company known as Home Box Office (HBO). Cable television networks relay signals to ground-based stations using satellites. This allowed cable television to enter into the suburban and metropolitan markets, thus causing HBO to accumulate 1.6 million subscribers by the end of 1977.
Full Description
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Date:
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12/10/75
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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
Subject Category
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Keywords:
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Satellite
Keywords
Satellite
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Communication
Keywords
Communication
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Satcom
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Keywords:
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HBO
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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_where:
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Alaska
facet_where
Alaska
facet_where
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facet_when:
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1977
facet_when
1977
facet_when
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facet_when:
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December 13, 1975
facet_when
December 13, 1975
facet_when
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facet_when:
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12-10-75
facet_when
12-10-75
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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1977
facet_when_year
1977
facet_when_year
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facet_when_year:
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1975
facet_when_year
1975
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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75-H-1104
Image_#
75-H-1104
Image #
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original_url:
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original_url
original_url
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UID:
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2003-00 010
UID
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2003-00 010
UID
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Center:
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HQ
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Center Number:
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75-H-1104
Center_Number
75-H-1104
Center Number
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GRIN DataBase Number:
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GPN-2003-00010
GRIN_DataBase_Number
GPN-2003-00010
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
Original_Source
DIGITAL
Original Source
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