Communications satellite (Telstar 1, Syncom, Intelsat I)
Satélite de comunicaciones (Telstar 1, Syncom, Intelsat I)
- Date
- 1962 · confidence high
- Place
- Bell Labs, Murray Hill; Andover Earth Station, Maine, United States; Hughes, Culver City (geostationary Syncom, 1963)
- Credited to
- John Pierce (Bell Labs, Telstar); Harold Rosen (Hughes, Syncom); the idea of Arthur C. Clarke (1945)
- People
- 👤 Harold Rosen1926–2017👤 John Pierce1959–
- Field
- Communication
What it is
Telstar relayed the first live television between America and Europe; Syncom demonstrated geostationary orbit and Early Bird (1965) began commercial service. Together they created the global village.
What it led to
- Live worldwide television (the Olympics, the Moon landing) and the global village
- International telephony and satellite television
- Today's broadband constellations (Starlink)