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First Transpacific Reception of a Television (TV) Signal via Satellite
First Transpacific Reception of a Television (TV) Signal via Satellite
Society: IEEE Main Category: Electric Sub Category: Era: 1960-1969 DateCreated: 1963 Ibaraki Satellite Communication Center Takahagi State: Zip: 318-0022 Country: Japan Website: http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/Milestones:First_Transpacific_Reception_of_a_Television_%28TV%29_Signal_via_Satellite,_1963 Creator:

On 23 November 1963, this site received the first transpacific transmission of a TV signal from Mojave earth station in California, U.S.A., via the Relay 1 communications satellite. The Ibaraki earth station used a 20m Cassegrain antenna, the first use of this type of antenna for commercial telecommunications. This event demonstrated the capability and impact of satellite communications and helped open a new era of intercontinental live TV programming relayed via satellite.

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2009
Image Credit: Image Caption: Artist's vision of NASA Relay 1 satellite Era_date_from: 1963
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First Transpacific Reception of a Television (TV) Signal via Satellite

First Transpacific Reception of a Television (TV) Signal via Satellite

On 23 November 1963, this site received the first transpacific transmission of a TV signal from Mojave earth station in California, U.S.A., via the Relay 1 communications satellite. The Ibaraki earth station used a 20m Cassegrain antenna, the first use of this type of antenna for commercial…

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