USNS Kingsport Satellite Communications Ship.jpg

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Description	English: In 1962, the United States Navy built the first satellite communications ship, the U.S.N.S. Kingsport. The picture shows a 53-foot white plastic dome protecting a 30-foot stabilized parabolic antenna. This ship served as a surface-based station for tracking and communications for NASA's Project Syncom. Project Syncom's objective was to demonstrate the technology for synchronous orbit communication satellites. The first Syncom was launched on February 14, 1963.
Date	29 January 0063
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Author	NASA The original uploader was Ksleestak at English Wikipedia.

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