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Intelsat IV in an anechoic chamber

The picture shows the communication satellite Intelsat IV in an anechoic (sound-absorbing) chamber with two female employees. It stood over 17 feet tall with an average of 6,000 voice grade circuits. Hughes Aircraft Company built the Intelsat IV satellite. Intelsat or the International Telecommunications Satellite was an international organization of 65 nations that was established August 20, 1964 out of the growing demand for channels of communication and greatly expanded the commercial communications network. On January 23, 1972, the Intelsat IV F-4 was placed in a synchronous orbit over the Atlantic with the capacity of about 6,000 circuits or 13 television channels.

 

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Image Number: 72-H-872

Date: July 5, 1972

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Taken on July 5, 1972