Unfortunately, Syncom 1âlaunched 1963 February 14âwhile successfully reaching geosynchronous orbit in an inclined, eccentric orbit was unsuccessful due to an electronics failure. Syncom 2âlaunched 1963 July 26âbecame the first operational geosynchronous communications satellite.
Salida, California. Salida is a census-designated place (CDP) in Stanislaus County, California, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 13,722. It is part of the Modesto Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Salinas is the county seat of Monterey County, also home to the cities of Monterey and Carmel-by-the Sea. Many people familiar with Monterey and Carmel will have never heard of Salinas. Salinas is mentioned in the song, Me and Bobby McGee, made famous by Janis Joplin. Salinas has one of the mildest and most consistant climates in the United States.