Telstar

American

[tel-stahr] / ˈtɛlˌstɑr /

Trademark.

one of an early series of privately financed, low-orbit, active communications satellites, the first of which was launched July 10, 1962.
one of a later series of privately financed, geosynchronous communications satellites that provide domestic television, telephone, and data exchange transmission to the U.S.

Telstar British

/ ˈtɛlˌstɑː /

noun

either of two low-altitude active communications satellites launched in 1962 and 1963 by the US and used in the transmission of television programmes, telephone messages, etc

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Portions of Sir Winston Churchill’s funeral in 1965 were watched live, thanks to AT&T’s Telstar satellite.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Mis-Teeq were in the middle of recording their third album when their label, Telstar, went bankrupt.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

On July 10, 1962, Minow was one of the officials making statements on the first live trans-Atlantic television program, a demonstration of AT&T’s Telstar satellite.

From Seattle Times • May 6, 2023

Players generally liked the Brazuca and Telstar 18, but some complained about the tendency of the Telstar 18 to pop easily.

From Scientific American • Nov. 19, 2022

We both climbed back aboard Nelly, dogged the hatch, and started after Telstar Two.

From The Trouble with Telstar by Schoenherr, John

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