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The Satellite Era Began On This Day In 1962
The Satellite Era Began On This Day In 1962
The Satellite Era Began On This Day In 1962
It was on July 10, 1962 that the Telstar communications satellite was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida. Telstar was the beginning of a new age of communication via telephone and TV, with voice and picture transmission from Europe to America and back.