Satellite used in the first transatlantic broadcast (7)

I believe the answer is:

telstar

(Other definitions for telstar that I've seen before include "Early sixties satellite" , "Distant transmitter" , "Old satellite" , "Communications satellite" , "Communication satellite" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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