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Telstar

Telstar is a series of communications satellites. The first two, Telstar 1 and Telstar 2, were experimental and nearly identical. Telstar 1 was launched atop a Thor-Delta rocket on July 10, 1962, and relayed the first television pictures, telephone calls, and telegraph images through space. It also provided the first live transatlantic television feed.…

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Applications
Communications
Country of origin
United States
Launched
21
Manufacturer
Hughes, EADS Astrium, Space Systems/Loral, Airbus Defence and Space
Operator
AT&T, Telesat
Regime
Medium Earth / Geostationary

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In service

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Telstar

Nodes122
Edges121
Triples130
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.016393
Components1

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Telstar

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related to In service · 62
Telstar → ABC, Almost, American, An, Andover, Andover Earth Station, AT, BBC's Richard Dimbleby, Brussels, Cape Canaveral, CBC, CBS, CBS's Walter Cronkite, Chicago Cubs, Cronkite, Cubs' Cal Koonce, DC, Echo, EDT, Eiffel Tower
related to Description · 42
Telstar → Abruzzo, Andover, Andover Earth Station, AT, Atlantic Ocean, Avezzano, Bavaria, BBC, BBC Television Centre, Bell Labs, Bell Telephone Laboratories, Belonging, British, Canada, Charleston, Cornwall, France, Fucino, Fucino Space Centre, Goonhilly Downs
related to External links · 12
Telstar → All Things ConsideredMay, Archived June, Educational Documentary, First Private Communication Satellite, IMS, July, National Geographic, National Postal MuseumReal-Time, Telstar Archived September, Walter Cronkite, Wayback Machine, YouTubeStamps
related to Newer Telstars · 4
Telstar → Shuttle, STS-41-D, Subsequent Telstar, The
see also · 2
Telstar → List, Telstar Dutch
Applications · 1
Telstar → Communications
Country of origin · 1
Telstar → United States
Launched · 1
Telstar → 21
Manufacturer · 1
Telstar → Hughes, EADS Astrium, Space Systems/Loral, Airbus Defence and Space
Operator · 1
Telstar → AT&T, Telesat

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first satellite launched ground station television earth space 1962 orbit antennas two july relayed telephone satellites communications service bell also

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
TelstarApplicationsCommunications1.00infobox
TelstarCountry of originUnited States1.00infobox
TelstarLaunched211.00infobox
TelstarManufacturerHughes, EADS Astrium, Space Systems/Loral, Airbus Defence and Space1.00infobox
TelstarOperatorAT&T, Telesat1.00infobox
TelstarRegimeMedium Earth / Geostationary1.00infobox
TelstarStatusIn service1.00infobox
Telstaris aseries of communications satellites0.90text
Telstarrelated to DescriptionBelonging0.60section
Telstarrelated to DescriptionAT0.60section
Telstarrelated to DescriptionUSA0.60section
Telstarrelated to DescriptionBell Telephone Laboratories0.60section

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