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Syncom was a program of active geosynchronous communication satellites which was started by NASA in 1961. The programme name is an abbreviation of "synchronous communication satellite". All of the satellites were manufactured by Hughes Space and Communications.

Related Topics:
Communication satellites - NASA - 1961 - Hughes Space and Communications

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The Syncom IV series were considerably larger and heavier than the earlier satellites and were leased to the United States military under the LEASAT programme.

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