On 23 November 1963, this site received the first transpacific transmission of a TV signal from Mojave earth station in California, U.S.A., via the Relay 1 communications satellite. The Ibaraki earth station used a 20m Cassegrain antenna, the first use of this type of antenna for commercial telecommunications. This event demonstrated the capability and impact of satellite communications and helped open a new era of intercontinental live TV programming relayed via satellite.
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Image Caption: Artist's vision of NASA Relay 1 satelliteEra_date_from: 1963
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![First Transpacific Reception of a Television (TV) Signal via Satellite](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2018-03/Relay_1.jpg?itok=u_Tlg4Fo)
On 23 November 1963, this site received the first transpacific transmission of a TV signal from Mojave earth station in California, U.S.A., via the Relay 1 communications satellite. The Ibaraki earth station used a 20m Cassegrain antenna, the first use of this type of antenna for commercial…
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