Telstar! - Launch, Stations, Results, Communications Satellite, 1963, HD Remaster

[@ricburn4803]

Wonderful! Thank you very much!

[@foxmccloud7055]

Telstar started a whole new industry with satellite communication. Later on Early Bird satellites and then the Syncom Satellites launched into geosynchronous orbit (Syncom 3 was the first communication satellite to bring live coverage of the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo) and joined the fleet of communication satellites that made communication by telephone, television,telegraph, and high speed data service to anywhere and to anyone on the planet. Later on the ATS (Advanced Telecommunications Satellite) made it possible for television, weather forecasting, and communication to occur from a satellite from geosynchronous orbit.

[@CaribouDataScience]

It also, inspired a song of the same name.

[@daz4627]

'Telstar' by The Tornados ... released in 1962 ... co-incidentally, ex UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's favourite tune (!!)

[@nicholasmaude6906]

@@daz4627 Given that she had a scientific background (She was an industrial chemist before she entered politics) that's not surprising).

[@rael5469]

2:39 Oh.....it's much smaller than I imagined.

[@nicholasmaude6906]

It has the same diameter as a Mk-15 thermonuclear bomb.

[@rael5469]

10: 03 "Nothing was left to chance." ....except that ridiculously thin ring holding up the entire project. It weighs 171 pounds and cost about $6 million dollars to launch.

[@PatGleeson123]

NET (the precursor to PBS) used the motif at 0:23 as their station ID music.

[@Ronilac]

The real winner in space race 🚀

[@nicholasmaude6906]

What's happening with the sound? It has been cutting in and out in certain parts.

[@rael5469]

4:39 Wait a minute ! "Putting satellites in exact orbit?" I thought Telstar was the first satellite?

[@TastyBusiness]

Many satellites predated it, Telstar 1 was just the first active communications satellite. Before Telstar were Explorer 1, Echo, Discoverer, Tiros, Pioneer... I could keep going.

[@rael5469]

@@TastyBusiness I see. Thanks. I was around back then, I just didn't remember the prior satellites.

[@martinross6416]

The VP is still head of the Space Council…time for change.

[@campbellmays9900]

TIL the Delta’s been around longer than I thought - for some reason I always assumed it began flying in the early 70s.

[@mikesimmonds1916]

Can I hear Gene Kranz voice in that audio of the launch controll?

[@paf268]

It’s amazing to think all phone, internet, and tv signals have been transferred around the world for over 60 years by a single satellite in space. I imagine someday we’ll replace Telstar with a better version and bring the old one down and melt it down into commemorative coins. I’ll be the first to buy one. In fact I have a place for it above my fireplace