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    Intelsat I (nicknamed Early Bird for the proverb "The early bird catches the worm") was the first commercial communications satellite to be placed in geosynchronous...
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    Intelsat S.A. (formerly Intel-Sat, Intelsat) is a multinational satellite services provider with corporate headquarters in Luxembourg and administrative...
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  • operated by Intelsat Corporation. Spaceflight portal McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 25 August 2016. "Intelsat Satellite...
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    Olympics. NASA's TIROS satellites advanced meteorological research, while Intelsat I in 1965 showed commercial viability. Later, France's Arianespace and USA's...
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    July 1963. The world's first commercial communications satellite, called Intelsat I and nicknamed "Early Bird", was launched into geosynchronous orbit on...
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  • Galaxy 33 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat located at 133° West longitude, serving the North American market. It was built by Northrop Grumman...
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    more than a city block. Now, I put the sweat of my life into this thing. I have my reputation all rolled up in it and I have stated several times that...
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    July 1963. The world's first commercial communications satellite, called Intelsat I and nicknamed "Early Bird", was launched into geosynchronous orbit on...
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  • satellite owned by Intelsat. It was built by Space Systems/Loral, as part of its SSL 1300 satellite bus. Galaxy 26 was formerly known as Intelsat Americas 6 and...
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    1963. The world's first commercial communications satellite, called Intelsat I and nicknamed "Early Bird", was launched into geosynchronous orbit on...
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    the innovative design was the basis for the USAAC rejection of the H-1: "I tried to sell that airplane to the Army but they turned it down because at...
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  • Meek's composition recording "Early Bird", 1965 instrumental named after Intelsat I "Stranger on the Shore" did make number one on the Billboard Hot 100,...
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    April 6, 1965, the first commercial satellite was launched into space, Intelsat I, nicknamed Early Bird. The first commercial VSATs were C band (6 GHz)...
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    television coverage of the 1964 Summer Olympics. Shortly after Syncom 3, Intelsat I, aka Early Bird, was launched on 6 April 1965 and placed in orbit at 28°...
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    carry Spike anti-tank missiles instead of the Hellfire. The latest AH-64D-I integrates Israeli systems such as Elta communications suite, Elbit mission...
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    and enforce illegal Sideshow activity". Twitter. Retrieved 15 May 2021. "I Bought An Abandoned Helicopter From South America..." YouTube. "MD500E Performance...
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    In 1965 Lloyd's wrote the first satellite insurance policy, covering Intelsat I in pre-launch. Later that year, when Lloyd's had around 6,000 members...
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  • Galaxy 27 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat. It was at first located at 129° West longitude, serving most of the North America market. It...
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    Telstar (redirect from Telstar I)
    Olympics in Tokyo. The first commercial geosynchronous satellite was Intelsat I ("Early Bird") launched in 1965. Telstar was considered a technical success...
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  • Galaxy 19 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat located at 97° West longitude, serving the North American market. Galaxy 19 replaced Galaxy 25...
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  • years. Some of its transponders are leased to Intelsat, who operate them under the designation Intelsat APR-2. INSAT-2E was launched by Arianespace, using...
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    organization charged with overseeing the public service obligations of Intelsat, which was privatized in 2001. It incorporates the principle set forth...
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  • world. These geosynchronous orbit satellites included Intelsat I (known as "Early Bird") and Intelsat II F-3 ("Canary Bird"). Both satellites were positioned...
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  • Galaxy 28 (*geb. IA8) is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat located at 89° West longitude, serving the North America and South America market...
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