{"id":12316,"date":"2014-08-14T23:17:57","date_gmt":"2014-08-14T23:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/first-communication-satellite-launched-2\/"},"modified":"2014-08-14T23:17:57","modified_gmt":"2014-08-14T23:17:57","slug":"first-communication-satellite-launched-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/first-communication-satellite-launched-2\/","title":{"rendered":"First Communication Satellite Launched"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-1962\">\n<div class=\"format_text entry-content\">\n<div class=\"bottomcontainerBox c7\">\n<div class=\"c6\"><a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&#038;u=http%3A%2F%2Fpinterest.com%2Fpin%2Fcreate%2Fbutton%2F%3Furl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fthisdayintechhistory.com%252F08%252F12%252Ffirst-communication-satellite-launched%252F%26amp%3Bmedia%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fthisdayintechhistory.com%252Fwp-content%252Fuploads%252F2012%252F08%252FEcho-1-300x218.jpg\" data-pin-do=\"buttonPin\" data-pin-config=\"beside\" rel=\"lightbox[1962]\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/9338c__pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png\" \/><\/a> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1963\" title=\"Echo 1\" alt=\"Echo 1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/66688__Echo-1-300x218.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" \/>August 12, 1960<\/p>\n<p>Echo 1, the world\u2019s first communication satellite is launched. 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