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 kanaalada 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 barnaamijyadooda u qaybiyeen dhammaan madaxa TV-ga fiilada ee maxalliga ah iyagoo adeegsanaya dayax gacmeedka. Intaas waxaa sii dheer, waxay ahayd dayax gacmeedka ugu horreeyay ee ay adeegsadeen 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 Westar 1 ee tartanka ka jirta (24 gudbiyeyaal oo ku yaal Ameerika marka loo eego 12 ka mid ah Westar 1), taas oo keentay in tirada Ast
ABC, NBC iyo CBS