Satellite Communication - Engineering

Q1:

The first geostationary satellite launched in 1965 was called

A ANIK

B EARLY BIRD (Intelsat-I)

C WESTAR

D MOLNIYA

ANS:B - EARLY BIRD (Intelsat-I)

Intelsat I. Intelsat I (nicknamed Early Bird for the proverb "The early bird catches the worm") was the first commercial communications satellite to be placed in geosynchronous orbit, on April 6, 1965.