Intelsat I, the First Commercial Communications Satellite, Was Launched in 1965

Intelsat I, the first commercial communications satellite, was launched in 1965 and was an example of

A) U.S.-Soviet technological cooperation, and thus it was a first step toward détente.
B) international collaboration in communications technology, with the United States as the predominant player.
C) poor planning and the often misguided beginnings of the U.S. commercial space program.
D) the impressive imaging technology developed by the European Space Research Organization in its drive to catch up with the United States and the Soviet Union.