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  • STRaND-1

  • STRaND-1 (Surrey Training, Research and Nanosatellite Demonstrator 1) is a "3U" CubeSat developed by Surrey University's Surrey Space Centre (SSC) and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL). The 4.3 kg (9.5 lb) nanosatellite was launched into orbit on board a PSLV Rocket from India on February 25, 2013, becoming ... Read »
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  • Spainsat

  • Spainsat is a Spanish telecommunications satellite used for military and governmental communications. It allows the telecommunications of the different missions of the Spanish Armed forces abroad by providing coverage on a wide area of the world ranging from the United States and South America to the Middle East, inclu ... Read »
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  • Telstar

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  • TelstarTelstar is the name of various communications satellites. The first two Telstar satellites were experimental and nearly identical. Telstar 1 launched on top of a Thor-Delta rocket on July 10, 1962. It successfully relayed through space the first television pictures, telephone calls, and fax images, and provided the fir ... Read »
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  • Telstar 14

  • Telstar 14 or Estrela do Sul 1 (Southern Star 1) is a commercial communications satellite built by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) for Telesat to provide Ku-band communications to South America and the Southern United States. Estrela do Sul 1 was launched by Sea Launch using a Zenit-3SL carrier rocket on 11 Jan 2004 for geo ... Read »
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  • Telstar 14R

  • Telstar 14R, also known as Estrela do Sul 2 (Southern Star 2) is a commercial communications satellite built by Space Systems/Loral for Telesat to provide Ku-band communications to South America and the Southern United States. It is a replacement for Telstar 14, whose north solar array failed to open after launch, limi ... Read »
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  • Transponder (satellite communications)

  • A communications satellite's transponder is the series of interconnected units that form a communications channel between the receiving and the transmitting antennas. It is mainly used in satellite communication to transfer the received signals. A transponder is typically composed of: Most communication satellites ar ... Read »
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  • Tracking and data relay satellite

  • A tracking and data relay satellite (TDRS) is a type of communications satellite that forms part of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) used by NASA and other United States government agencies for communications to and from independent "User Platforms" such as satellites, balloons, aircraft, the Intern ... Read »
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  • Thor (satellite)

  • Thor (previously known as Marcopolo) is a family of satellites designed, launched and tested by Hughes Space and Communications (now part of Boeing Satellite Systems) for British Satellite Broadcasting (BSB), and were used for Britain's Direct Broadcast Service. Thor is owned by Telenor. Marcopolo 1 launched on 27 Augu ... Read »
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  • Thaicom

  • Thaicom is the name of a series of communications satellites operated from Thailand, and also the name of Thaicom Public Company Limited, which is the company that owns and operates the Thaicom satellite fleet and other telecommunication businesses in Thailand and throughout the Asia-Pacific region. The satellite proje ... Read »
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  • Telstar 303

  • Telstar 303 is a US communications satellite launched from Shuttle Discovery F5 during Mission (STS 51-G) 17 June 1985. Owned by AT&T and operated by Loral Skynet Hughes, it was one of three Telstar 3 satellites, Preceded by Telstar 301 in 1983 and Telstar 302 in 1984. The satellite served as the US west coast and mid ... Read »
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