8.12.2010

Friday, August 12, 1960: Echo satellite

The United States successfully launches its first communications satellite, Echo 1. It's a large metallic balloon off which communication signals are bounced; as such, it is more a reflector than a transmitter. It would remain in orbit nearly 8 years.

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