Statements (50)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:satellite
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gptkbp:broadcasts |
first live broadcast of a baseball game
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gptkbp:calls_for |
July 1962
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gptkbp:collaborations |
NASA and private industry
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gptkbp:communication |
analog signals
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gptkbp:community_impact |
enabled transatlantic television broadcasts
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gptkbp:data_usage |
up to 6000 voice channels
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gptkbp:decommissioned |
gptkb:1963
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gptkbp:developer |
gptkb:Bell_Telephone_Laboratories
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gptkbp:field_of_study |
satellite communications
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gptkbp:first_aired |
July 23, 1962
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gptkbp:followed_by |
gptkb:Telstar_3
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gptkbp:frequency |
North America and Europe
microwave |
gptkbp:historical_significance |
marked the beginning of the space age for communications
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Telstar program
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gptkbp:influenced |
global media landscape
first live transatlantic television broadcast future satellite designs development of satellite television |
gptkbp:inspired |
future satellite communication technologies
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gptkbp:launch_date |
1962-07-10
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gptkbp:launch_site |
gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station
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gptkbp:launch_vehicle |
Delta D rocket
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gptkbp:legacy |
paved the way for modern satellite communications
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gptkbp:media_coverage |
first live television broadcasts between the US and Europe
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gptkbp:mission |
gptkb:Telstar_1
low Earth orbit cylindrical design approximately 45 kg experimental satellite first commercial satellite launch |
gptkbp:operated_by |
gptkb:AT&_T
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gptkbp:operational_area |
approximately 1 year
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gptkbp:operational_status |
decommissioned
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gptkbp:orbital_period |
approximately 2 hours 30 minutes
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gptkbp:partnership |
AT& T and Bell Labs
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gptkbp:power_output |
solar panels
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gptkbp:purpose |
communications
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gptkbp:refresh_rate |
approximately 0.25 seconds
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gptkbp:reign_end |
global communications
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gptkbp:significance |
first active communications satellite
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gptkbp:significant_event |
first satellite to relay television signals
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gptkbp:stations |
improved international communication
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gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Telstar_2
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gptkbp:technology |
geostationary satellites
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gptkbp:transmission |
television, telephone, and data
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gptkbp:transponders |
two transponders
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Telstar_1
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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