%0 Journal Article
%T From wooden pigeons to Telstar: Precursors of modern maritime satellite communications
%A Dimov Stojce Ilcev
%J International Journal of Maritime History
%@ 2052-7756
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0843871418824954
%X This research note identifies the precursors of the satellite communications systems that are basic to modern shipping activity. It comprises two main sections: first, an outline is provided of the evolution of communication technology from the earliest experiments in rockets in the fifth century BC to the 1950s; second, there is a discussion of the significant development of satellite technology in the 1960s and 1970s
%K Explore-1
%K Intelsat-1
%K maritime satellite communications
%K Sputnik-1
%K Telstar-1
%K Vostok-1
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0843871418824954