Telstar 1
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| Launch date | July 10, 1962 |
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| Manufacturers | Bell Labs |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17 |
| Perigee altitude | 952 kilometers (592 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 5,933 kilometers (3,687 mi) |
| Rocket | Thor-Delta |
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| ID | 2973223 |
About Telstar 1
Telstar 1 was a communications satellite launched by NASA on July 10, 1962, it was the satellite that allowed the first live broadcast of television images between the United States and Europe. It remained active for only 7 months, a much shorter service life than today's artificial satellites.