For Tracking Satellites

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1651

Date Released

23 Jan 1961

Date submitted

18 Jan 1961

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1England V Germany
2. 2Wedding Bells
3. 3Breakfast Time
4. 4New Liner
5. 5For Tracking Satellites
6. 6Downhill

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: For Tracking Satellites. DESCRIPTION: The Minitrack Station at Winkfield in Berkshire, where the first calibration of the interferometer was carried out, last month, is now ready. The station is for tracking satellites transmitting in the frequency hand 136 to 137 megacycles. SHOTLIST: Key. LS radar scanner. LAS radar scanner. LS radar scanner. LAS scanner rotating. GV control room. GV Another. CU operator. CU timing device. CU phase meters. CU radar screen. CU time register. CU time resolver. CU tracking panel. CU time register. MS radar screens. CU radar screen.

Keywords

Science and technology; Space

Locations

England; Berkshire; Winkfield

Card file number

81754

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Len Waldorf

Length of story (in feet)

74

Story extras:

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