Developed by AT & T, Telstar 1 was a telecommunications satellite, measuring 77 kg, to test the use of a satellite for long-distance communications: telephone calls and television broadcasts. Launched by a Thor-Delta rocket from Cape Canaveral.
July, 10 1962
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