1961 Wire Photo Satellites-Transit 4B, the doubleheader rocket fired into orbit - Historic Images

1961 Press Photo Satellites-Transit 4B, the doubleheader rocket fired into orbit

Name: 1961 Press Photo Satellites-Transit 4B, the doubleheader rocket fired into orbit
Brand: cvw
SKU: cvw27141
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Description

A drum-shaped Transit 4B navigation satellite and a doorknob-shaped satellite names TRAAC (for transit research and altitude control) were put into orbit by the doubleheader rocket fired at Cape Canaveral, Fla.

Photo measures 7.25 x 9.25 inches.

Photo is dated 11-16-1961.

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1961 Press Photo Satellites-Transit 4B, the doubleheader rocket fired into orbit

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