This day in space: NASA launched first communications satellite in 1960
Limited reporting43On 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. It also helped NASA study atmospheric density, solar pressure and sate...
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