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 …

Telstar, launched in 1962, was the first active communications satellite: it received microwave signals from ground stations and retransmitted them across vast distances back to Earth.

In the fall of 1960, AT&T began development of a satellite communications system called Telstar. The operational system would consist of “between 50 and 120 simple active satellites in orbits about …

Jul 10, 2012 · Telstar 1 was the first satellite capable of relaying television signals from Europe to North America. The 171-pound, 34.5-inch sphere loaded with transistors and covered with solar panels …

Locally owned and operated, Tel-Star Communications has been bringing rural Central Illinois residents home entertainment with video service since 1989. Tel-Star is committed to providing customers with …

Telstar, series of communications satellites whose successful launching, beginning in 1962, inaugurated a new age in electronic communications.

Telstar 1 is a defunct communications satellite launched by NASA on 10 July 1962. One of the earliest communications satellites, it was the first telecommunications satellite, achieving live transmission of …