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- In satellite communication: Development of satellite communication
Early Bird was followed by Intelsat 2B and 2D, launched in 1967 and covering the Pacific Ocean region, and Intelsat 3 F-3, launched in 1969 and covering the Indian Ocean region. Intelsat’s satellites in geostationary orbit provided nearly global coverage, as Arthur C. Clarke had envisioned 24 years earlier. Nineteen…
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