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Communications Satellite, Echo 1, 1960. Creator: G. T. Schjeldahl Co

Communications Satellite, Echo 1, 1960. Creator: G. T. Schjeldahl Co


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Communications Satellite, Echo 1, 1960. Creator: G. T. Schjeldahl Co

Launched in 1960, Echo 1 was designed to explore the new field of communications via space. Its design was remarkably simple: Essentially a large balloon, measuring 30 meters (100 feet) across, the satellite provided a reflective surface in space. Radio signals directed at Echo from one location on Earth " bounced" to another. By the time Echo 2 was launched in 1964, other types of communications satellites had proven superior, and researchers used the Echos primarily for scientific experiments. Echo satellites, manufactured by the G.T. Schjeldahl Co. posed a unique technical challenge. They were sent into orbit folded flat and then inflated in space. Inflation had to proceed carefully to ensure the integrity of the satellites " balloon" surface. This one is a flight spare folded in its launch canister. The National Museum of American History transferred this artifact to the Museum in 2003

Media ID 23871915

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