Boeing Satellite Systems to Mark Anniversary of 1963 Launch. From: The Orange County Register (Santa Ana, California) (viaKnight-Ridder/Tribune Business News) | Date: December 10, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2003 The Orange County Register. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Andrew Galvin

Dec. 10--Forty years ago, a small, spinning satellite was launched into space.

Called Syncom, it was the world's first geosynchronous communications satellite, meaning its orbit matched that of the earth.

This week, Boeing Satellite Systems is celebrating the anniversary of Syncom's deployment with events including a visit to the company's El Segundo plant by legendary newscaster Walter Cronkite, who will discuss the far-reach...

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