St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: December 13, 2021

St. Louis MO

14 December, 2021

9:31 AM

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Press release from St. Louis Science Center: December 13, 2021 Today in 1962, the communications satellite Relay 1 was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Relay 1 was used to transmit telephone, television, teleprinter, and facsimile signals globally. Unfortunately, the leakage of a high-power regulator caused the satellite to revert to a low voltage state and communication was lost with the craft in February 1965. This press release was produced by St. Louis Science Center. The views expressed here are the author's own.