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.
Sponsored Topics. Soledad, meaning solitude and loneliness in Spanish, is a city in Monterey County, California, United States. Soledad is located 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Salinas, at an elevation of 190 feet (58 m). The population was 25,738 at the 2010 census.