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Telstar 1

Telstar 1 is a defunct communications satellite launched by NASA on July 10th, 1962. One of the earliest communications satellites, it was the first telecommunications satellite, achieving live transmission of broadcast television images between the United States and Europe. Telstar 1 remained active for only 7 months before it prematurely failed due to…

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Apogee altitude
5,933 kilometers (3,687 mi)
COSPAR ID
1962-029A
Deactivated
21 February 1963
Epoch
1962-07-10 08:35:00 UTC
Inclination
44.8°
Launch date
08:35, 10 July 1962 (UTC) (1962-07-10T08:35:00Z)

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Telstar 1

Nodes71
Edges70
Triples102
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.028169
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Telstar 1

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related to Broadcasting · 63
Telstar 1 → 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 Operations · 14
Telstar 1 → Andover, AT, Built, Corporation, Europe, FDM, GHz, Maine, MHz, Relay, Since, Telstar, The, United States
related to Launch · 7
Telstar 1 → Cape Canaveral Air Force, Delta, Florida, July, Spherical, Station, Telstar
Apogee altitude · 1
Telstar 1 → 5,933 kilometers (3,687 mi)
COSPAR ID · 1
Telstar 1 → 1962-029A
Deactivated · 1
Telstar 1 → 21 February 1963
Epoch · 1
Telstar 1 → 1962-07-10 08:35:00 UTC
Inclination · 1
Telstar 1 → 44.8°
Launch date · 1
Telstar 1 → 08:35, 10 July 1962 (UTC) (1962-07-10T08:35:00Z)
Launch mass · 1
Telstar 1 → 171 pounds (78 kg)

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telstar satellite first 1962 earth television united launch communications states signal station andover july live broadcast europe nasa two also

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Telstar 1Apogee altitude5,933 kilometers (3,687 mi)1.00infobox
Telstar 1COSPAR ID1962-029A1.00infobox
Telstar 1Deactivated21 February 19631.00infobox
Telstar 1Epoch1962-07-10 08:35:00 UTC1.00infobox
Telstar 1Inclination44.8°1.00infobox
Telstar 1Launch date08:35, 10 July 1962 (UTC) (1962-07-10T08:35:00Z)1.00infobox
Telstar 1Launch mass171 pounds (78 kg)1.00infobox
Telstar 1Launch siteCape Canaveral LC-17B1.00infobox
Telstar 1ManufacturerBell Labs1.00infobox
Telstar 1Mission duration64 years, 1 month, 13 days (in orbit)1.00infobox
Telstar 1OperatorAT&T / NASA1.00infobox
Telstar 1Perigee altitude952 kilometers (592 mi)1.00infobox
Telstar 1Period2 hours and 37 minutes1.00infobox
Telstar 1Reference systemGeocentric1.00infobox
Telstar 1RegimeMedium Earth1.00infobox
Telstar 1RocketThor-Delta1.00infobox
Telstar 1SATCAT no.3401.00infobox
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