Item 25449 - Earth Station, Andover, 1962
- Item 25449 - Earth Station, Andover, 1962
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- Item 25449
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Image Info The Earth Station for Communicating by Satellites at Andover, built by the Bell System, communicated with the Telstar communications satellite.
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Tests of the Telstar satellite began in July 1962. The station in Andover was part of a revolutionary communications system that broadcast television signals live from the U.S. to Europe.
