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... in use at the time, which required expensive tracking computers. The first Syncom had failed to launch successfully, but Syncom 2 had reached its synchronous orbit on 26 July 1963. Later that ... President John F. Kennedy in Washington, DC, and Nigerian Prime Minister Abubaker Balewa in Africa. Syncom 3 had brought live coverage of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics to U.S. viewers. The satellites ... that deliver video, voice, and data communications are all descendants of Syncom, and “when Harold Rosen and his colleagues launched Syncom, they launched a revolution and changed the world.(The Boeing Company ...

... the earth and the orbiting Space Shuttle s. (NY Times, Oct 3/ 85, A18, Oct 4/85, B5) The Syncom II communications satellite lost one of its 13 channels, described as an ... and launched in April from the Space Shuttle Syncom Ill, which failed to fire in orbit. The Space Shuttle crew in July repaired Syncom III, with a reboost attempt scheduled for October ... Shuttle Syncom IV, but its communications failed in orbit. (D/D, Oct 3/85, 174) September 1985 September October 1985 October Oct 1 1985 1 Oct 2 1985 2 Oct 3 1985 3 Oct ...

... the earth every 97 min. ''(AP, NYT, 3/4/65, 50; AP, Wash. Post, 3/4/65)'' NASA, at DOD's request, had halted Syncom II 's westward drift at 68° east longitude ... at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center , the command signals had been sent from the Syncom station in Salisbury, Australia, beginning Feb. 20 and ending Feb. 24. No future major locational corrections were anticipated; SYNCOM II should remain in same general area indefinitely. ''(NASA Release 65-72)'' NASA Administrator James ...

... boost the spacecraft into 22,300-mi. eccentric orbit from Cape Kennedy , and at apogee Syncom's onboard kick motor would place the satellite in circular or­bit. Equatorial position would ... reserve judgment until the aircraft's performance has been flight tested. ''(Aviation Daily, 12/3/63)'' December 3-4: 14 NASA officials participated in Florida Aerospace Industry Seminar in Orlando, with more ...

... the bill, which the House had passed on May 3 and which previously had been approved by two other Senate committees. Advanced Syncom satellite, being developed for NASA by Hughes Aircraft Co ... two-way telephone channels or one TV channel. In 24-hour stationary orbit, one Advanced Syncom would be sufficient to link four continents (North America, South America, Europe, and Africa); three ... Johns Hopkins University. August 1962 August Aug 1 1962 1 Aug 2 1962 2 Aug 3 1962 3 Aug 4 1962 4 Aug 5 1962 5 Aug 6 1962 6 Aug 7 ...

Image:Syncom1.jpg 200px Syncom I satellite Category:Spacecraft

Image:Syncom3.jpg 200px Syncom III satellite Category:Spacecraft

... of Bio-Space Technology Training Program. ''(Wallops Release 64-65)'' Reorientation maneuver was made with SYNCOM III communications satellite, high above the Pacific Ocean, to align the communications antenna atop the ... by Milton O. Thompson ''(NASA)'' to altitude of 77,000 ft. and speed of 3,545 mph (mach 5.37), the flight studying heat transfer rates and boundary layer noise ... /64, 53)'' September 1964 September Sep 1 1964 1 Sep 2 1964 2 Sep 3 1964 3 Sep 4 1964 4 Sep 5 1964 5 Sep 6 1964 6 Sep 7 1964 ...

... Curtain-had received same-day transmission of the Tokyo Olympic Games via U.S. satellites SYNCOM III and RELAY I last October, NASA announced. ''(NASA Release 65-2)'' Japan's Ministry ... development, a phase which will affect us dramatically over many years." (Boston Sun. Globe, 1/3/65)'' British designers had perfected a miniature rocket costing only $2,240 per copy, it ... and its velocity on impact would be factors in producing a crater. ''(Sullivan, NYT, 1/3/65, 6E)'' Semyon A. Kosberg , 61, one of the Soviet Union's leading designers of ...

... six-day maiden flight. During the flight, crew deployed three communications satellites, LEASAT-I (SYNCOM-I), Telestar-3, and SBS-D in the first three days of the flight; extended an experimental ... mission's objectives were accomplished. (W Post, Sept 4/84, A-6; NY Times, Sept 3/84, A-1, Sept 4/84, A-1, Sept 5/84, A-1; W Times ... 1984 August September 1984 September Sep 1 1984 1 Sep 2 1984 2 Sep 3 1984 3 Sep 4 1984 4 Sep 5 1984 5 Sep 6 1984 6 Sep 7 1984 ...

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