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Telstar, the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit.
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Telstar 1
Defunct Communications Satellite
Telstar 1 is a defunct communications satellite launched by NASA on 10 July 1962. One of the earliest communications satellites, it was the first telecommunications satellite, achieving live transmission of broadcast television images between the United States and Europe.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Communications satellite
Artificial satellite that relays radio signals
A communications satellite is an artificial satellite that relays and amplifies radio telecommunication signals via a transponder; it creates a communication channel between a source transmitter and a receiver at different locations on Earth. Communications satellites are used…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)