COLLECTION NAME:
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Record
Title:
U.S.N.S. Kingsport, the first satellite communication ship
Full Description:
In 1962, the United States Navy built the first satellite communications ship, the U.S.N.S. Kingsport. The picture shows a 53- foot white plastic dome protecting a 30-foot stabilized parabolic antenna. This ship served as a surface-based station for tracking and communications for NASA's Project Syncom. Project Syncom's objective was to demonstrate the technology for synchronous orbit communication satellites. The first Syncom was launched on February 14, 1963.
Date:
01/29/63
NASA Center:
Headquarters
Subject Category:
Communication-Satellites
Keywords:
Kingsport
Keywords:
Navy
Keywords:
Syncom
Keywords:
U.S.N.S.
Audience:
General Public
facet_where:
United States of America
facet_when:
01-29-63
facet_when:
1962
facet_when:
February 14, 1963
facet_when_year:
1962
facet_when_year:
1963
Image #:
63-SYNCOM-8
UID:
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2003-00017
Center:
HQ
Center Number:
63-SYNCOM-8
GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2003-00017
Creator-Photographer:
NASA
Original Source:
DIGITAL
