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NASA Center: Headquarters
Image # : 61-E2-1
Date : 05/19/1961

Title

Echo II

Full Description

Shown here is the 135-foot rigidized inflatable balloon satellite undergoing tensile stress test in a dirigible hanger at Weekesville, North Carolina. The satellite, 50 times more rigidized than Echo I was placed into orbit as a passive communications experiment by NASA on January 25, 1964. When folded satellite is packed into the 41-inch diameter canister shown in the foreground.

Keywords

Echo II Passive Communications Satellite

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  • Center: HQ
  • Center Number: 61-E2-1
  • GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2002-000203

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  • Creator/Photographer: NASA
  • Original Source: DIGITAL

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ResolutionFormatWidth
(Pixels)		Height
(Pixels)		Size
(KBytes)
Thumbnail JPEG 84 68 10
Small JPEG 597 486 220
Medium JPEG 1399 1140 1,151
Large JPEG 2798 2280 6,946

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