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  2. Telstar 1 - Wikipedia

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    Launch of Telstar 1. Telstar 1 was launched on July 10, 1962, from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station , Florida , atop a Delta rocket . Spherical in shape, the satellite had a diameter of 88 centimetres (35 in) and weighed 77 kilograms (170 lb).

  3. Telstar - Wikipedia

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    Telstar 4 suffered complete failure prior to the handover. The others were renamed the Intelsat Americas 5, 6, etc. At the time of the sale, Telstar 8 was still under construction by Space Systems/Loral, and it was finally launched on June 23, 2005, by Sea Launch. Telstar 18 was launched in June 2004 by sea launch.

  4. List of Delta DM-19 launches - Wikipedia

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    All 12 launches occurred from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 17. The launch of Telstar 1 used pad B, while all other launches were from pad A. All launches were successful except the maiden flight, which failed to place Echo 1 into orbit due to a problem with the second stage.

  5. Delta rockets retired with launch of US reconnaissance satellite

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    The world's first passive communications satellite, Echo 1A, and first active communications satellite, Telstar 1, which enabled transatlantic television transmission, were launched by Thor-Deltas ...

  6. Thor-Delta - Wikipedia

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    All 12 launches occurred from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 17. The launch of Telstar 1 used pad B, while all other launches were from pad A. All launches were successful except the maiden flight, which failed to place Echo 1 into orbit due to a problem with the second stage. [3]

  7. List of communications satellite firsts - Wikipedia

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    OSCAR 1: First amateur radio satellite First satellite ejected into orbit as a secondary launch payload: December 12, 1961 United States: Telstar 1: First active, direct-relay communications satellite First satellite to relay television, telephone and high-speed data communications First transatlantic television [1] July 10, 1962 United States ...

  8. Timeline of artificial satellites and space probes - Wikipedia

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    Successfully launched on 1 January 2024 on a PSLV-DL launch vehicle. USA: Peregrine Mission One: Moon: Failure: Lunar lander developed by Astrobotic Technology and selected as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services. Successfully launched on 8 January 2024 on a Vulcan Centaur launch vehicle but landing abandoned due to excessive ...

  9. List of Delta 1 launches - Wikipedia

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    A Delta 2310 was the vehicle for the first three-satellite launch of NOAA-4, Intasat, and AMSAT-OSCAR 7 on 15 November 1974. [citation needed] Delta 2910 boosters were used to launch both Landsat 2 in 1975 and Landsat 3 in 1978. On 7 April 1978, a Delta 2914 launched "Yuri 1", the first Japanese BSE Broadcasting Satellite. [9]