Syncom
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Syncom
syn(chronous) com(munications satellite)
Example Sentences
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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 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
Other communications satellites are even now in the works, including Relay, a joint NASA-RCA project that will be launched late this year, and Syncom, which will be placed in orbit 22,300 miles above the earth.
From Time Magazine Archive
Syncom I, which was launched last February, went into near-perfect orbit, but its electronics system broke down, leaving it useless as a relay station.
From Time Magazine Archive
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