1962

1962 Categories: TELECOMMUNICATIONS Timeline: TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Telstar is the name of various communications satellites. Telstar 1 was launched on a Thor-Delta rocket on 10 July 1962. It successfully transmitted the first images from space and provided the first transatlantic television live. Telstar 2 was launched on 7 May 1963. Telstar 1 and 2, although no longer functioning, are still orbiting the Earth.