Syncom

American

[sin-kom] / ˈsɪn kɒm /

noun

U.S. Aerospace.

one of a series of experimental communications satellites that were the first to be placed in geostationary orbit.

Syncom British

/ ˈsɪnˌkɒm /

noun

a communications satellite in stationary orbit

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Etymology

Origin of Syncom

syn(chronous) com(munications satellite)

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Syncom

In 1964, the launch of a third Syncom device allowed live television signals to be transmitted around the world from the Olympic Games that summer in Tokyo.

From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2017

The messages stopped when Syncom II swung south again and sank below the horizon.

From Time Magazine Archive

Syncom II and III, used by the Department of Defense, were successful, but their performance has been kept partially secret.

From Time Magazine Archive

A new kind of communications satellite, Syncom II, built by Hughes Aircraft Co. for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, soared up into space last week from Cape Canaveral.

From Time Magazine Archive

Syncom I, the Hughes-built oldest brother of Early Bird, reached its orbit in 1963, but an exploding tank of high-pressure nitrogen kept it from succeeding electronically.

From Time Magazine Archive

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