Comments by "H. de Jong" (@h.dejong2531) on "" video.

  1. At an altitude of only 6000 km (apogee), only 0.04 seconds.
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  2. They had that equipment anyway, for the tape recordings that were ferried across the Atlantic every day.
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  3. It's probably more the solder, and any coatings on the electronic components that would start outgassing in a vaccum.
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  4. Terrestrial radio and TV transmitters broadcast at much higher power levels than Telstar.
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  5. Yes, 800 kbps sounds about right, given the amount of bandwidth you need to transmit a TV signal.
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