United States Orbits First Weather Satellite
United States Orbits First Weather Satellite
Clip: 356070_1_1
Year Shot: 1959
(Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1656
Original Film: 032-015-01
HD: N/A
Location: Florida
Timecode: 00:40:59 - 00:42:25
United States Orbits First Weather Satellite At Cape Canaveral, Florida, a satellite that will keep a watchful weather eye on the Earth is shot into orbit without a hitch. It is this nation's sixth satellite and its launching is hailed as the dawn of a new era global weather-wise. Vanguard II. Shiny metal sphere (is this the satellite? it's not very big). Preparations on the ground. Sign: "Liquid Oxygen." Daytime rocket launch.