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First Communication Satellite Launched
August 12, 1960 Echo 1, the world’s first communication satellite is launched. Technically, Echo 1 was a passive reflector, as communication signals were bounced off it rather than retransmitted as modern satellites do today. Previous post: Windows Gets Blasted Next post: The IBM PC Introduced This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This…
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First Communication Satellite Launched
August 12, 1960 Echo 1, the world’s first communication satellite is launched. Technically, Echo 1 was a passive reflector, as communication signals were bounced off it rather than retransmitted as modern satellites do today. Previous post: Windows Gets Blasted Next post: The IBM PC Introduced This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This…