Boeing Satellites Reach 2,500 Years of Accumulated Services
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 27, 2008 -- Boeing has launched more than 260 satellites that, in total, have provided 2,500 years of service and build upon a legacy that began with the 1963 launch of Syncom, the world's first geosynchronous communications satellite. Pictured here is an exact replica of the 78-pound, two-channel Syncom, next to one of Boeing's newest satellites, Wideband Global SATCOM, a 12,716-pound, 1,900-channel Boeing 702 spacecraft that is one of six ordered by the U.S. Air Force.
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