ECHO I VISIBLE
The satellite. Echo 1, will be visible from Christchurch in the evenings during the next four or five weeks. According to Mr C. S. L. Keay. lecturer in physics at the University of Canterbury, the satellite will be as “bright as the brightest star.” In all passes in the next few days it will vanish suddenly. as it enters the earth's shadow, according to Mr Keay. Times for observing the satellite, calculated by Mr Keay. are:— Today: The satellite will rise in the north at 7.20 p.m., travel toward the east and enter the earth’s shadow about 7.34 p.m. It will make a second pass, travelling from north-west to southeast. between 9.20 p.m. and 9.30 p.m. Tomorrow: The satellite will rise in the north-west at 8.44 p.m, travel south-east, and enter the earth’s shadow at 8.57 p.m. Wednesday: It will rise in the north-west about 8 8 p.m.. travel south-east, and enter the earth's shadow about 835 p.m. Echo 1 waf launched from Cape Canaveral on August 12 last year. It orbits the earth every 117 minutes, travelling between 16.000 and 17.000 miles an hour.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29467, 20 March 1961, Page 17
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