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Canada's own mobile earth station can beam a signal 22,300 miles to Anik, this country's space satellite
Canada's own mobile earth station can beam a signal 22,300 miles to Anik, this country's space satellite

Canada's own mobile earth station can beam a signal 22,300 miles to Anik, this country's space satellite

Date4/1/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Canada's own mobile earth station can beam a signal 22;300 miles to Anik; this country's space satellite. More than 90 countries now communicate by satellite and antennae on ground are mushrooming.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0017870F
Telesat Canada, the company that owns the Anik satellite, which orbits in position 22,300 miles in space and in line with Calgary, set up this antenna(...)
Telesat Canada, the company that owns the Anik satellite, which orbits in position 22,300 miles in space and in line with Calgary, set up this antenna(...)
9/29/1975
Nerve centre: Marco Larivera monitors the control panel of the Anik C3 satellite at Telesat Canada's new $ 5 million teleport at the foot of Leslie St
Nerve centre: Marco Larivera monitors the control panel of the Anik C3 satellite at Telesat Canada's new $ 5 million teleport at the foot of Leslie St
9/2/1987
CBC can transmit TV from space, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has capability to send live programs around world with its new Telesat mobile earth (...)
CBC can transmit TV from space, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has capability to send live programs around world with its new Telesat mobile earth (...)
12/4/1974
The dish: Looking like a wire-mesh backstop this homemade reflector built with $150 worth of material can pull in 40 channels from TV satellites 20,000 miles away
The dish: Looking like a wire-mesh backstop this homemade reflector built with $150 worth of material can pull in 40 channels from TV satellites 20,000 miles away
9/4/1980
Aiming at satellites: Toronto Stock Exchange engineer Heinz Gwisdek uses a sextant to aim a satellite dish on top of The Star building at One Yonge St
Aiming at satellites: Toronto Stock Exchange engineer Heinz Gwisdek uses a sextant to aim a satellite dish on top of The Star building at One Yonge St
9/1/1983
Rockets - Satellites - Canadian - Aniks
Rockets - Satellites - Canadian - Aniks
1/28/1994
Space factory: Jan Spisar operates TV dish antenna he's developed at his Rexdale factory
Space factory: Jan Spisar operates TV dish antenna he's developed at his Rexdale factory
12/9/1980
U.S. Astronaut James Lovell, who's logged almost 700 hours in space, more than any other human being, talks about pollution control on a brief visit to Toronto. Lovell told an Empire Club meeting the U.S. plans to launch an earth resources satellite to
U.S. Astronaut James Lovell, who's logged almost 700 hours in space, more than any other human being, talks about pollution control on a brief visit to Toronto. Lovell told an Empire Club meeting the U.S. plans to launch an earth resources satellite to
8/18/1970
Into the future: Visitors take a 45-minute tour of Teleglobe Canada's international centre in Scarborough
Into the future: Visitors take a 45-minute tour of Teleglobe Canada's international centre in Scarborough
6/17/1987
Heart of the matter: Brian Dinsdale, sales manager of MA Electronics Canada Ltd., holds small amplifier that turns satellite signals into television picture.
Heart of the matter: Brian Dinsdale, sales manager of MA Electronics Canada Ltd., holds small amplifier that turns satellite signals into television picture.
10/16/1981
CNCP chairman Ted Rogers, above, and George Harvey, president, inset, will ask Ottawa to let them battle Bell Canada for the long distance telephone dollar. Their promise is to slash rates
CNCP chairman Ted Rogers, above, and George Harvey, president, inset, will ask Ottawa to let them battle Bell Canada for the long distance telephone dollar. Their promise is to slash rates
10/4/1989
Plaque of the Bell Telephone Company of Canada. Brantford, Ontario
Plaque of the Bell Telephone Company of Canada. Brantford, Ontario
6/2/1930