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This day in space: NASA launched first communications satellite in 1960

This day in space: NASA launched first communications satellite in 1960WorldPing

On August 12, 1960, NASA launched Echo 1A, a 100-foot balloon that became its first successful communications satellite. The passive spacecraft reflected telephone, radio and television signals between distant points on Earth.

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Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Times of India