&quot;But this high-orbit, 22,000 mile system is, at best, far in the future&quot;. Wikipedia[1] says the first geostationary satellite was launched in 1964, just four years after this film was made. Just goes to show how bad we are at predicting the course of technology.<p>1. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Syncom#Syncom_3" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Syncom#Syncom_3</a>