List of communications satellite firsts

Milestones in the history of communications satellites.

See also

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References

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  2. ^ Klein, P.I.; Soifer, R. (October 1975). "Intersatellite communication using the AMSAT-OSCAR 6 and AMSAT-OSCAR 7 radio amateur satellites". Proceedings of the IEEE. 63 (10). IEEE: 1526–1527. Bibcode:1975IEEEP..63.1526K. doi:10.1109/PROC.1975.9988. S2CID 41507183.
  3. ^ "Preliminary Results of the GPS Flight Experiment on the High Earth Orbit AMSAT OSCAR-40 Spacecraft". 25th Annual AAS Guidance and Control Conference. February 2002. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
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  5. ^ "A world first: data transmission between European satellites using laser light".