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Good News in History, April 6
60 years ago today, the first commercial communications satellite, Intelsat I, was placed in geosynchronous orbit. The tiny 2-foot device (nicknamed Early Bird for...
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On This Day in History
Good News in History, April 6
60 years ago today, the first commercial communications satellite, Intelsat I, was placed in geosynchronous orbit. The tiny 2-foot device (nicknamed Early Bird for the proverb "The early bird catches the worm") was the first to provide direct and nearly instantaneous contact between Europe and North America, handling television, telephone, and fax transmissions. READ about its development... (1965)