UNIVERSE
SATELLITESICY BODIES
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Question
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SCORE
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Minolya
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Anik
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Echo
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Detailed explanation-1: -NASA’s first communications satellite project was Echo. Launched on 12 August 1960, Echo 1 was a passive satellite that reflected radio waves back to the ground.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -Geostationary Satellites are used for Communication purposes that include television, radio, satellite phones. Due to these reasons, they are known as telecommunication satellites.
Detailed explanation-4: -According to an official history of the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA), SCORE was originally programmed to broadcast a voice message from Army Secretary Wilber M. Brucker.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.