Us Launches New Satellite (1959)

Unissued / Unused material. Title - ’Gyroscope aloft. US fires new satellite’. Cape Canaveral, Florida. United States of America (USA). MS’s of men placing top on Explorer Seven satellite. Various shots of Army Juno Two rocket on launching platform. Various shots of rocket being launched and soaring into space. Cataloguer’s note: American commentary. 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.