Syncom 3
communications satellite
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satellite communications
- In satellite communication: Development of satellite communication
…on July 26, 1963, and Syncom 3, the first satellite in geostationary orbit, on August 19, 1964. Syncom 3 broadcast the 1964 Olympic Games from Tokyo, Japan, to the United States, the first major sporting event broadcast via satellite.
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- In Harold Rosen
…on July 26, 1963, and Syncom 3, the first satellite in geostationary orbit, on August 19, 1964. The advantages of a geostationary communications satellite over a low-orbit system such as AT&T’s Telstar, which could be in range of a receiving antenna for only a few minutes, were immediately obvious.
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