Syncom, the First Geosynchronous Satellite, ?
Syncom, the First Geosynchronous Satellite, that is, it orbited at the same speed of the Earth's rotation maintaining a stable position. Launched in 1963, the a Syncom communications satellite transmitted live coverage of the 1964 Olympic games in Tokyo t
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