The Laser Geodynamics Satellite (LAGEOS 1) B-roll silent footage, 1975. @Cosmosphere

Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

This 1975 NASA B-roll video highlights the development of LAser GEOdynamics Satellite (LAGEOS I). Silent film footage of the passive, two-foot diameter, 900-pound satellite designed to measure the movement of the Earth's surface. LAGEOS 1 launched on May 4, 1976. Credit: NASA/Jonathan Clifton

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