Telstar 1 in Pictures: Legacy of 1st TV Communications Satellite

Thursday, July 12, 2012 - 07:00 in Astronomy & Space

Telstar was launched by NASA on July 10, 1962, from Cape Canaveral, Fla., and was the first privately sponsored space-faring mission.

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