communications satellite

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And he saw this as a chance to bring in researchers—Shockley, Gerald Pearson, John Pierce and others—who later worked on the transistor, the solar cell and the first communications satellite.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

The LVM3-M6 rocket launched the US-built AST SpaceMobile communications satellite into low-Earth orbit.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

A communications satellite designed and built by embattled aerospace giant Boeing has broken up in orbit.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2024

Space Force canceled a multibillion-dollar program to build a new military communications satellite because of rising costs and delays in its development, Bloomberg News reported.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2024

SpaceX, meanwhile, was contracted to launch Turksat 6A, Turkey's first domestically produced communications satellite — although the launch date has been delayed and the project now appears uncertain.

From Salon • May 16, 2023