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April 1999 – First Pole-to-Pole Phone Call Made

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Apr 01, 1999
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The first pole-to-pole phone call took place thanks to TDRS-1’s orbit. The phone call lasted 45 minutes and is in the Guinness Book of World Records.

The first pole-to-pole phone call took place thanks to TDRS-1’s orbit. The phone call lasted 45 minutes and is in the Guinness Book of World Records.

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