| First In Space: Twin Satellites In Single Launching | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1673 |
| Catalog #: | 363421 | |
| Clip Number: | 363421-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 033-051-01 | |
| Timecode: | 00:13:22 - 00:14:28 | |
| Location: | Cape Canaveral, Florida | |
| Year Shot: | 1960 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | COMMUNICATIONS: Satellite LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Florida, Cape Kennedy (Cape Canaveral) SCIENCE: Technology SPACE EXPLORATION: Lift Off SPACE EXPLORATION: Research | |
| Description: | "At Cape Canaveral, another historic space test. Two satellites mounted piggyback fashion are carried aloft by a single Thor-Able-Star rocket. Only the second shot of this model, it places both new moons into precise orbits." Twin satellites are ready for a historic double launching. The lower satellite is Transit 2-A an experimental navigation device and the other will measure solar radiation. MS-Night time - Thor-Able Star rocket. MS - At 1:54 AM the rocket is blasting off. It is a perfect flight for the rocket and its two moons. You can't see the rocket but you do see the fire coming out of its lower engines. | |
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