The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TELSTAR
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result TELSTAR
- 1960s satellite broadcast to inform celeb
- Satellite rattles around
- Satellite: household name after brief mention
- Satellite television screening European ‘concept’ arts broadcast
- Satellite state worried about large republic’s leader
- Satellite reflected informant’s permit
- Orders sailor to drop large satellite
- Satellite telephone, brilliant
- Satellite town initially associated with the Spanish celebrity
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The straight part
We know that "1960s satellite" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case 1960s satellite = telstar.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.