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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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Title: Telstar 1 Before Launch

Caption: 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.

Credit: Album / Science Source / Alcatel-Lucent/Bell Labs

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Print size: 26.2 × 22.9 cm | 1220.1 × 1063.0 in (300 dpi)

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