NATIONAL SPACE SURVEILLANCE CONTROL CENTER Part 2

Description

Summary: Film covers the 496L ESSPO National Space Surveillance Control Center which was established in February 1959 by ARDC. (Shot list to follow.) Reel 1: 1) Radar antenna rotating and scanning the sky. 2) Airmen at work in teletype room in Space Surveillance Control Center, AFCRC, Hanscom Field. 3) Two USAF lieutenants and a sergeant at desks in control center. 4) Alert Test Chart showing location of satellite tracking stations in U.S. 5) Map on wall with moving light showing satellite location. 6) Board marked ORBITING EARTH SATELLITES giving information on U.S. and Russian satellites. 7) Charts marked DECAYED EARTH SATELLITES and LUNAR AND DEEP SPACE PROBES. 8) Two USAF lieutenants and sergeant at desk in Control Center speaking into phones. 9) Shows hand operating telephone switchboard. 10) Officer placing new satellite on board marked ORBITING EARTH SATELLITES. Reel 2: 1) Teletype in operation. 2) Hand operating switchboard. 3) Lieutenant putting up new Discoverer on board marked ORBITING EARTH SATELLITES. 4) Woman operating key punch. 5) Technicians operating IBM 709 and IBM 729 -- shows reels spinning. Reel 3: 1) Shows airman at radio set. 2) Stylus tracking outlines on chart. 3) Two USAF officers tracing satellite orbit on globe of earth. 4) USAF lieutenant and sergeant speaking into phone in control center. 5) Civilians and officers coming out of control center. 6) Sign: NATIONAL SPACE SURVEILLANCE CONTROL CENTER. 7) Radar antenna tracking. 8) Sign: AFCRC RADIO ASTRONOMY SITE. 9) Board marked ORBITING EARTH SATELLITES. 10) Teletype operator at teletype. 11) Space track bulletin coming out of teletype. 12) Officers at desks. 13) Map marked SENSORS AND COMMUNICATIONS. Good (Basic: Orig neg)

Collection

Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities