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1959: Explorer 6 (NASA)

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Explorer 6 was a United States satellite launched on 7 August 1959. It was a small, spheroidal satellite designed to study trapped radiation of various energies, galactic cosmic rays, geomagnetism, radio propagation in the upper atmosphere, and the flux of micrometeorites. It also tested a scanning device designed for photographing Earth's cloud cover, and transmitted the first pictures of Earth from orbit.

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  • My goodness! They sure knew how to build fake looking rockets in those days.

  • thanks for posting. i have to do a project on this

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