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Syncom started as a 1961 NASA program for active geosynchronous communication satellites, all of which were developed and manufactured by the Space and Communications division of Hughes Aircraft Company. Syncom 2, launched in 1963, was the world's first geosynchronous communications satellite. Syncom 3, launched in 1964, was the world's first geostationary satellite.

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Syncom2; Syncom3; synchronous communication satellite
communications satellite, geosynchronous satellite, 
communications satellite, Dong Fang Hong 2, Ekran, geosynchronous satellite, 

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Syncom colour

De lancering van de nieuwe communicatie-satelliet Syncom, Bestanddeelnr 914-7994

Syncom launch sequence

BDI 1965 MiNr0173A pm B002

Syncom satelite at the Huntington Library exhibition

Syncom satelite at the Huntington Library exhibition2

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Syncom colour		Commons
commons	image		De lancering van de nieuwe communicatie-satelliet Syncom, Bestanddeelnr 914-7994		Commons
commons	image		Syncom launch sequence		Commons
commons	image		BDI 1965 MiNr0173A pm B002		Commons
commons	image		Syncom satelite at the Huntington Library exhibition		Commons
commons	image		Syncom satelite at the Huntington Library exhibition2		Commons