The Tornados - Telstar-1962 “Telstar” is a 1962 instrumental by the English band the Tornados, written and produced by Joe Meek. It reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100 in December 1962 (the second British recording to reach number one on that chart in the year, after “Stranger on the Shore” in May). It was the second instrumental single to hit number one in 1962 on both the US and UK weekly charts. “Telstar” was named after the Telstar communications satellite

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#OTD in 1962 Telstar 1 was launched. Funded by American, British and French telecom companies, Telstar 1 was the first privately funded space launch. It successfully relayed through space the first television pictures, telephone calls and provided the first live transatlantic television feed. To work, the satellite needed huge ground antennas that could weigh up to 400 tons. Though no longer functional, Telestar 1 still orbits the earth. A model of the satellite also orbits over the head of gues