Balloon Satellite Launched From Cape Canaveral (1962)

Unissued / unused material. Balloon satellite launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States of America (USA). LS at night of Thor rocket blasting off from Cape Canaveral. Shots in space of large Echo balloon satellite with very large balloon slowly inflating. Date on dope sheet is 19/07/1962. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.