| FIRST BRITISH SATELLITE LAUNCH | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tape Master: | 9079 | |
| Catalog #: | 522255 | |
| Clip Number: | 522255-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 4514 A | |
| Timecode: | 01:34:02 - 01:35:07 | |
| Location: | Cape Kennedy, Florida | |
| Year Shot: | 1969 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | COMMUNICATIONS: Satellite LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Florida, Cape Kennedy (Cape Canaveral) SCIENCE: Misc SPACE EXPLORATION: Mission Control | |
| Description: | Same as catalog # 287230 FIRST BRITISH SATELLITE LAUNCHED. Cape Kennedy, Florida MS British satellite carried on slim U.S. rocket forming the U.K.3. being raised at site at Cape Kennedy. Several shots of the rocket on launching platform being lifted in vertical position. Var. shots interior N.A.S.A. control buildings. Various shots of the people in control room looking at screens and working. Launching pad with rocket rising in the air, trail of fire at its tail. Camera follows the rocket at sky. MS Pan up with U.K.3. as it starts off and disappears into low cloud. This is the launch of the first British satellite. | |
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