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    What communication satellite was launched at 4:30 am on July 10th 1962?

    Question #123294. Asked by 29CoveRoad. (Aug 27 11 12:33 AM)


    Tizzabelle

    		"Telstar 1 was launched on top of a Thor-Delta rocket on July 10, 1962. It successfully relayed through space the first television pictures, telephone calls, fax images and provided the first live transatlantic television feed."

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telstar

    http://chemistry.about.com/b/2011/07/09/this-day-in-science-history-july-10-telstar-1.htm

    Aug 27 11, 12:49 AM
    rossian

    		Only a few weeks after it was launched, Joe Meek wrote the instrumental hit 'Telstar' named after the satellite. This became a huge hit.

    http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=11

    Aug 27 11, 2:46 PM

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