The Second Transit Satellite Under Inspection

Engineers checking the second Transit satellite before launch on April 13, 1960. Transit satellites brought about the first working system of satellite navigation.  

Caption:
Engineers checking the second Transit satellite.
Type: Photograph
Image Date: April 13, 1960
Credit: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
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Engineers checking the second Transit satellite.