| NASA Center: |
Headquarters |
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| Image # : |
72-H-872 |
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| Date : |
7/5/72
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Title
Intelsat IV in an anechoic chamber
Full Description
The picture shows the communication satellite Intelsat IV in an
anechoic (sound-absorbing) chamber with two female employees. It
stood over 17 feet tall with an average of 6,000 voice grade circuits.
Hughes Aircraft Company built the Intelsat IV satellite. Intelsat or
the International Telecommunications Satellite was an international
organization of 65 nations that was established August 20, 1964 out
of the growing demand for channels of communication and greatly
expanded the commercial communications network. The Intelsat IV was
placed in a synchronous orbit over the Atlantic with the capacity of
about 6,000 circuits or 13 television channels.
Keywords
Intelsat IV
Subject Category
Communication-Satellites
Reference Numbers
- Center:
HQ
- Center Number:
72-H-872
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2003-00014
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
| Resolution | Format | Width
(Pixels) | Height
(Pixels) | Size
(KBytes) |
Thumbnail |
JPEG |
68 |
86 |
5 |
Small |
JPEG |
486 |
614 |
73 |
Medium |
JPEG |
1140 |
1438 |
210 |
Large |
JPEG |
2281 |
2876 |
564 |
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