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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.
The first national network of television satellites, called Orbita, was created by the Soviet Union in October 1967, and was based on the principle of using the highly elliptical Molniya satellite for rebroadcasting and delivering of television signals to ground downlink stations.
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 [3] [4 ...
Retro Television Network – Retro Television Network (branded as "Retro TV") is a digital multicast network owned by Luken Communications; launched in September 2005 as the first multicast network to rely on older acquired programs, the network carries a mix of classic series from the 1950s to the 1970s (including some public domain ...
Muslim television network. i-Life TV: The Inspiration Networks: October 24, 2009 Replaced by Halogen TV. PTL Satellite Network: Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker: 1989: Launched in 1974. Collapsed in the wake of a sex and embezzlement scandal that resulted in Jim Bakker being sentenced to prison. Relaunched as PTL Television Network in 2015. The ...
The first national network of television satellites, called Orbita, was created by the Soviet Union in October 1967, and was based on the principle of using the highly elliptical Molniya satellite for rebroadcasting and delivering of television signals to a network of twenty ground downlink stations each equipped with a parabolic antenna 39 ...
T4S was the first satellite for DirecTV to employ spot beams. This technology reuses the same frequencies on multiple spot beams to reach the major television markets where DirecTV delivers the signals of local network affiliates. The satellite carried two Ku-band payloads: spot beams for local channels, and a national beam payload.
In 1987, EchoStar applied for a satellite television broadcast license with the FCC and was granted access to orbital slot 119° west longitude in 1992. [citation needed] A year after the launch of its first satellite, EchoStar I, [3] EchoStar launched its DBS broadcast services under the DISH Network name on March 4, 1996. [1]