USN 711009: Surcal I Satellite
![USN 711009: Surcal I Satellite. Unique addition to the U.S. satellite program is the Naval Research Laboratory’s Surcal I, launched to provide calibration for the Navy Space Surveillance System, the eight-pound drum remains attached to the launch vehicle of the Composite I payload. Photograph released January 24, 1962. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. USN 711009: Surcal I Satellite. Unique addition to the U.S. satellite program is the Naval Research Laboratory’s Surcal I, launched to provide calibration for the Navy Space Surveillance System, the eight-pound drum remains attached to the launch vehicle of the Composite I payload. Photograph released January 24, 1962. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.](/content/history/museums/nmusn/explore/prior-exhibits/2020/fly-navy-to-the-moon/additional-photographs/satellites/usn-711009/_jcr_content/mediaitem/image.img.jpg/1677506874290.jpg)
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- Space Exploration
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- Photograph
Wars & Conflicts
Navy Communities
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