On July 10, 1962, this  satellite relayed the first live TV images across the Atlantic from the United States to France
... viewers 
from North America and Europe could see each other live, albeit... [DOC] [TLE] Communications Satellite, Telstar - National Air and Space Museum [PAR] Launched on July 10, 1962, Telstar 1, developed by the American ... the first 
transatlantic television transmission, linking the United States and ... As the first 
active communications satellite, Telstar 1 began an era of live international 
television.