Start Date
4-1976 8:00 AM
Description
A need and a tradition existed in international telecommunications when satellites emerged ten years ago. INTELSAT was born in 1964 out of an ideal with the specific aim of establishing a commercial telecommunication satellite system. INTELSAT has responded to a variety of requirements around the world, putting state-of-the-art technologv to practical use in an environment of international ownership and management. INTELSAT has brought space activity to Dublic consciousness and benefit. This paper sets out the impact of INTELSAT in the commercial telecommunications field as it moves into its second decade and assesses the opportunity before INTELSAT in its use of Space for an important service.
Commercial Satellite Communications
A need and a tradition existed in international telecommunications when satellites emerged ten years ago. INTELSAT was born in 1964 out of an ideal with the specific aim of establishing a commercial telecommunication satellite system. INTELSAT has responded to a variety of requirements around the world, putting state-of-the-art technologv to practical use in an environment of international ownership and management. INTELSAT has brought space activity to Dublic consciousness and benefit. This paper sets out the impact of INTELSAT in the commercial telecommunications field as it moves into its second decade and assesses the opportunity before INTELSAT in its use of Space for an important service.
Comments
Communications Satellite Programs
Session Chairman: Dennis V. Neil, Assistant Vice-President, Intelsat Satellite Program, COMSAT Corp., Washington, D. C.
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