THE ECHO II BALLOON SATELLITE undergoing inflation tests in a dirigible hangar. This 135ft-diameter satellite is expected to be launched early next year into a polar orbit which will take it over every part of the world twice each day. Half as large again and 20 times more rigid than Echo I, it will be carried aloft packed in the 41in-canister shown in the foreground. The American National Aeronautics and Space Administration hopes that the ability of Echo II to reflect radio and television signals will last for many years.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29610, 5 September 1961, Page 3
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90THE ECHO II BALLOON SATELLITE undergoing inflation tests in a dirigible hangar. This 135ft-diameter satellite is expected to be launched early next year into a polar orbit which will take it over every part of the world twice each day. Half as large again and 20 times more rigid than Echo I, it will be carried aloft packed in the 41in-canister shown in the foreground. The American National Aeronautics and Space Administration hopes that the ability of Echo II to reflect radio and television signals will last for many years. Press, Volume C, Issue 29610, 5 September 1961, Page 3
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