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Telstar 1 Before Launch

Bell Labs' Telstar I, the world's first communications satellite, was launched in 1962. A sphere roughly a yard in diameter and weighing 175 pounds, Telstar was powered by 3,600 Bell Solar Battery cells and dozens of other innovations from Bell Labs.
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Telstar 1 Before Launch
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Bell Labs' Telstar I, the world's first communications satellite, was launched in 1962. A sphere roughly a yard in diameter and weighing 175 pounds, Telstar was powered by 3,600 Bell Solar Battery cells and dozens of other innovations from Bell Labs.
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Album / Science Source / Alcatel-Lucent/Bell Labs
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26.2 x 22.9 cm | 10.3 x 9.0 in (300 dpi)