Early satellite TV predictions highlighted instant communication potential
Excerpt from the October 16, 1965, issue of Science News Letter
EARLY BIRD Engineers work on Intelsat I, also known as Early Bird, one of the first international communication satellites. It launched in 1965 to relay and broadcast TV signals between Europe and the United States.
NASA
Satellite TV predicted — Thirty-thousand-watt satellites transmitting radio and television directly into homes without the need for ground stations are the prediction of Radio Corporation of America board chairman David Sarnoff….