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Why was Telstar 1 put in a 952 x 55933,933 2.6 hour 44.8° MEO orbit?

Wikipedia says that Telstar 1 was put into a 952 x 55933,933 2.6 hour 44.8° MEO orbit but doesn't really say exactly why this particular orbit was selected.

Did it perhaps behave roughly like a Molniya orbit?

Why was Telstar 1 put in a 952 x 5,933 2.6 hour 44.8° MEO orbit?

Wikipedia says that Telstar 1 was put into a 952 x 5,933 2.6 hour 44.8° MEO orbit but doesn't really say exactly why this particular orbit was selected.

Did it perhaps behave roughly like a Molniya orbit?

Why was Telstar 1 put in a 952 x 5933, 2.6 hour 44.8° MEO orbit?

Wikipedia says that Telstar 1 was put into a 952 x 5933, 2.6 hour 44.8° MEO orbit but doesn't really say exactly why this particular orbit was selected.

Did it perhaps behave roughly like a Molniya orbit?

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Why was Telstar 1 put in a 952 x 5,933 2.6 hour 44.8° MEO orbit?

Wikipedia says that Telstar 1 was put into a 952 x 5,933 2.6 hour 44.8° MEO orbit but doesn't really say exactly why this particular orbit was selected.

Did it perhaps behave roughly like a Molniya orbit?