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March 31, 1998: The 22nd meeting of the Intelsat Assembly of Parties unanimously approved the creation of a…

October, 2001: Hughes Electronics accepted a bid from Echostar CEO Charlie Ergen to acquire its DirecTV unit in…

November 8 – November 16, 1984: Westar 6 and Palapa B2 became the first satellites to be retrieved…

June, 1994: Hughes Electronics and United States Satellite Broadcasting introduced DirecTV, the first US all-digital direct-to-home TV service.…

January 31, 1958: The US launched Explorer 1, designed by JPL and carrying instruments developed by Dr. James…

August 3, 1995: With the successful launch of PAS 4 aboard an Ariane 4 launcher, PanAmSat became the…

August 20, 1964: The Interim Agreement to form the International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (later designated as Intelsat) was…

April 24, 1970: Dong Fang Hong 1, also known as China 1, was launched aboard China’s Long March…

April 7, 1990: The launch of AsiaSat 1 marked the first time in history a satellite was returned…

April 19, 1975: Launched by the Soviet Union from Kapustin Yar, Aryabhata was India’s first satellite, named after…

January 13, 1996: The launch of Measat 1, built by Boeing and launched on an Ariane 4 rocket,…

[03-10-10] Col. William Harding, vice commander, Military Satellite Communications System Wing, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles…