UNIVERSE
SATELLITESICY BODIES
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Intelsat
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Courier
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Anik
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Echo
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Detailed explanation-1: -Pierce’s team at Bell Labs also developed Telstar 1, the first active communications satellite capable of two-way communications. Telstar 1 was launched into low Earth orbit on July 10, 1962, by a Delta rocket. NASA provided the launch services and some tracking and telemetry support.
Detailed explanation-2: -Early bird satellite was the very first satellite for commercial communication which was launched by India in the geosynchronous orbit. It was launched in the year 1965 in the Month of April.
Detailed explanation-3: -India had successfully launched its first commercial satellite in 2007 using Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) carrying Italian satellite AGILE. China has launched its first commercial satellite AsiaSat-1 on 7 April 1990.