Friends,
Today is the 45th anniversary of the launch of Intelsat I, the first commercial communications satellite. Sure, it could relay your telephone and fax transmissions in 1965, but it was also considered the world’s tallest television transmission tower providing a little over 80 hours (or in today’s terms, two weeks) of programming that year.
Happy birthday, Early Bird! Don’t hit the space station, okay?
– bob
P.S. Yes, I know that the picture is of Intelsat III, I was hoping you wouldn’t notice. Sheesh, you guys are sharp.