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United States: ACTS Gigabit Satellite Network: First communication satellite network to operate in the 20-30 GHz frequency band: September 12, 1993 United States: Iridium 1: First satellite for satellite telephone service: May 5, 1997 United States: AO-40: First satellite to use GPS for navigation and attitude determination in High Earth orbit ...
The two-hour event, which was broadcast on Sunday 25 June 1967 [a] in twenty-four countries, had an estimated audience of 400 to 700 million people, the largest television audience up to that date. Four communications satellites were used to provide worldwide coverage. This broadcast was a technological milestone in television broadcasting.
Syncom 2 was the first geosynchronous satellite and its successor, Syncom 3, broadcast pictures from the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The first commercial geosynchronous satellite was Intelsat I ("Early Bird") launched in 1965. Telstar was considered a technical success. According to a US.
In December 1975, RCA created Satcom 1, the first satellite built especially for use by the then three national television networks (CBS, NBC, and ABC).Later that same year, HBO leased a transponder on Satcom 1 and began transmission of television programs via satellite to cable systems.
Telstar 1 is a defunct communications satellite launched by NASA on July 10, 1962. One of the earliest communications satellites, it was the first satellite to achieve live transmission of broadcast television images between the United States and Europe.
PAL and SECAM video standards introduced; A taped appearance by The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show, premiering their new music video for the song "Hello Goodbye" The FCC orders that cigarette ads on television, radio and in print must include a warning about the health risks of smoking; The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is established
Explorer 1 was the first satellite launched by the United States in 1958 and was part of the U.S. participation in the International Geophysical Year (IGY). The mission followed the first two satellites, both launched by the Soviet Union during the previous year, Sputnik 1 and Sputnik 2. This began a Space Race during the Cold War between the ...
Upon its acquisition by Mabuhay, it became the first Philippine satellite through acquisition while in orbit. Palapa B2-P was later renamed to "Agila-1", the local name for the Philippine eagle. The satellite's operation ended in January 1998 and was deorbited. [2] [3] [4] [5]