Geek Fact for November 19th

By Judy Novotny / 11/19/2012 / Geek Facts

In 1981,  Radio Corporation of America (RCA) launched the SATCOM 3-R satellite.

This satellite was a replacement for SATCOM 3, which vanished upon firing of the apogee motor. SATCOM 3-R was the first of two RCA satellites to be exclusively dedicated for use by the cable television industry.

Learn more about RCA at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA.

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Judy Novotny

Judy is a computer veteran with 30 years of experience. She has owned everything from a TRS-80, Apple IIe and various Windows-based PCs. She is currently living in her Apple ecosystem at home consisting of an iPhone, iPad, iMac, MacBook, Apple TV, iPod nano and two Time Capsules. She is a fan of all things mobile since she got her first Palm Pilot in 1999. Check out her iPad app, Number Wizard, in the App Store. Follow her on Twitter @junovotech or at Junovo.com.

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In 1981, Radio Corporation of America (RCA) launched the SATCOM 3-R satellite.

About The Author

Judy Novotny

In 1981,  Radio Corporation of America (RCA) launched the SATCOM 3-R satellite.