Telstar
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one of an early series of privately financed, low-orbit, active communications satellites, the first of which was launched July 10, 1962.
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one of a later series of privately financed, geosynchronous communications satellites that provide domestic television, telephone, and data exchange transmission to the U.S.
noun
Example Sentences
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However, the group split in 2005 after their record label, Telstar, went bankrupt.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
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
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
Soto transferred to Norwich from Hannover last summer and spent the first half of the season on loan to Telstar in the Dutch second tier, scoring seven goals in 12 league matches,.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 3, 2021
I guess that's why he was in charge of final assembly of the Telstar satellites for COMCORP.
From The Trouble with Telstar by Schoenherr, John
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