Horn antenna truck, Andover, 1962
Contributed by Maine Historical Society
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One of four trucks that ride on two sets of concentric rails to give the Project Telstar horn antenna at Andover 360-degree azimuth rotation.
The 340-ton antenna, inside the giant radome at "Space Hill" in Andover, needs to be positioned exactly to pick up signals from the passing Telstar satellite.
The system began operating in July 1962 and made possible the first live television transmission across the Atlantic.
Other Information
- Title: Horn antenna truck, Andover, 1962
- Creator: J. A. Brady & Co., Garfield, N.J.
- Creation Date: 1962
- Subject Date: 1962
- Town: Andover
- County: Oxford
- State: ME
- Media: Photograph
- Dimensions (cm): 18 x 23.2
- Local Code: Photographs -- Andover; 1186-67-2-h
- Object Type: Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org
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LC Subject Headings
Comsat station (Andover, Me.)--Photographs
Telecommunications industry--Maine--Andover--Photographs
Antennas, Horn
Project Telstar
Radomes--Maine--Andover
Earth stations (Satellite telecommunication)
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