Telstar 1 satellite

GPTKB entity

Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:apogee 5633 km
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decommissioned 1963-02-21
gptkbp:diameter 88 cm
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Telstar 1 satellite
gptkbp:inclination 44.8 degrees
gptkbp:launchDate 1962-07-10
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_LC-17B
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Thor-Delta
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Bell_Telephone_Laboratories
gptkbp:mass 77 kg
gptkbp:missionType communications
gptkbp:notableAchievement first live transatlantic television feed
first satellite to relay television signals
first satellite to relay telephone calls
gptkbp:operator gptkb:AT&T
gptkbp:orbitType gptkb:Low_Earth_Orbit
157 minutes
gptkbp:perihelion 952 km
gptkbp:powerSource solar cells
gptkbp:purpose fax transmission
telephone transmission
transatlantic television transmission
gptkbp:reasonForDeactivation radiation damage from Starfish Prime nuclear test
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Telstar_2_satellite
gptkbp:shape spherical
gptkbp:status inactive
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Starfish_Prime
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7