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USN 711009: Surcal I Satellite

USN 711009: Surcal I Satellite. Unique addition to the U.S. satellite program is the Naval Research Laboratory’s Surcal I, launched to provide calibration for the Navy Space Surveillance System, the eight-pound drum remains attached to the launch vehicle of the Composite I payload. Photograph released January 24, 1962. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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Caption: USN 711009: Surcal I Satellite. Unique addition to the U.S. satellite program is the Naval Research Laboratory’s Surcal I, launched to provide calibration for the Navy Space Surveillance System, the eight-pound drum remains attached to the launch vehicle of the Composite I payload. Photograph released January 24, 1962. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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