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Explorer 6 satellite

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Explorer 6 (1959-004A or S-2) was a United States satellite that tested a scanning device designed for photographing the Earth's cloud cover, and transmitted the first pictures of Earth from orbit.
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Explorer VI 'Paddle-Wheel Satellite' 1959/8/10

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Explorer VI, the "Paddle-Wheel Satellite" is launched by Thor-Able rocket to elliptical orbit for a year

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Explorer 6 (1959-004A or S-2) was a United States satellite launched on August 7, 1959. It was a small, spheroidal satellite designed to study trapped radiation of various energies, galactic cosmic rays, geomagnetism, radio propagation in the upper atmosphere, and the flux of micrometeorites. It also tested a scanning device designed for photographing the Earth's cloud cover, and transmitted the first pictures of Earth from orbit.
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