Ka dib markii la bilaabay Telstar iyada oo loo marayo dayax gacmeedyada Westar 1, RCA Americom (kadib GE Americom, hadda SES) ayaa bilaabay Satcom 1 sanadkii 1975. Waxay ahayd Satcom 1 oo gacan ka geysatay caawinta kanaallada hore ee TV-ga ee fiilada sida WTBS (hadda TBS), HBO, CBN (hadda Freeform) iyo The Weather Channel inay noqdaan kuwo guuleysta, maxaa yeelay kanaalladan waxay u qaybiyeen barnaamijyadooda dhammaan madaxa TV-ga fiilada ee maxalliga ah iyagoo adeegsanaya dayax gacmeedka. Intaas waxaa sii dheer, waxay ahayd dayax gacmeedka ugu horreeyay ee ay adeegsadaan shabakadaha telefishanka ee Mareykanka, sida ABC, NBC, iyo CBS, si ay ugu qaybiyaan barnaamijyada idaacadaha maxalliga ah. Satcom 1 ayaa si ballaaran loo isticmaalay maxaa yeelay waxay lahayd laba jeer awoodda isgaarsiinta ee tartanka Westar 1 ee Mareykanka (24 gudbiyeyaal oo ka soo horjeeda 12 ee Westar 1), taasoo keentay tirada dayax gacmeedyada Ast
Sanadkii 1975