Timeline Tuesday 10 July 1962

Events on Tuesday 10 July 1962 1

• 1962 Telstar 1 launched First satellite to relay live transatlantic television Telstar 1, built by Bell Labs, was launched on July 10, 1962 and relayed the first live transatlantic television broadcast. It demonstrated the feasibility of satellite communications and inspired the hit instrumental "Telstar" by The Tornados. The satellite was disabled months later by radiation from the Starfish Prime nuclear test.