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United States Air Force
Thor Delta D | Early Bird
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Mission brief
The mission at a glance.
Early Bird, also known as Intelsat I, the world's first commercial communications satellite, was built for the Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT) by the Space and Communications Group of Hughes Aircraft Company, later Hughes Space and Communications Company.
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