telstar
Noun
Meaning
(informal, dated) A telecommunications satellite
Synonyms: comsat, commsat, telcom sat, telcomm sat, telecom sat, telecomm sat, telecommunication satellite, telecommunications satellite, communications satellite
(sports) A soccer ball pattern with 32 panels of 20 hexagons and 12 pentagons, a rounded truncated icosahedron ball. The classic stereotypical black pentagon and white hexagon design.
A ball with one of these design patterns.
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Example In 1962, the first communications satellite, Telstar, was launched.
Starting with Telstar Pong clone based on General Instrument 's AY-3-8500 chip in 1976, there were 14 consoles released in the Telstar branded series.
Sunday’s Spacex Falcon 9 Telstar 19 VANTAGE ripping through the atmosphere and off into space.
This excellent replica 2018 FIFA World Cup Telstar 18 final ball was personally signed by Portugal legend and global megastar Cristiano Ronaldo during a private signing session organised by Icons in Madrid.
One million Telstar units were sold. citation The large product lineup and the impending fading out of the Pong machines led Coleco to face near-bankruptcy in 1980.
The money supports a high school scholarship named in memory of a Telstar Regional High School student from Andover who died in an automobile accident in 2007.