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The First Geosynchronous Communications Satellite
On July 26, 1963 the first geosynchronous communications satellite, Syncom 2,
was launched by NASA on a Delta rocket B booster from Cape Canaveral. "Its
orbit was inclined rather than geostationary. . . The satellite successfully
kept stationary at the altitude calculated by Herman Potocnik Noordung in the
1920s.
"During Syncom 2's first year, NASA conducted voice, teletype, and facsimile
tests, as well as 110 public demonstrations to acquaint people with Syncom's
capabilities and invite their feedback. In August 1963, President John F.
Kennedy in Washington, D.C., telephoned Nigerian Prime Minister Abubakar
Balewa aboard USNS Kingsport docked in Lagos Harbor; the first live two-way
call between heads of state by satellite. The Kingsport acted as a control
station and uplink stationa'.
73, Scott kf5jrv
KF5JRV @ KF5JRV.#NWAR.AR.USA.NA
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