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Intelsat 3 satellite set for launch from Cape Kennedy
Satellite Intelsat 3, 642 pounds, will be launched by Delta rocket from Cape Kennedy in a 7:32 to 8:02 p.m. EST window. The 13 nation Intelsat consortium will pay NASA 4.7 million for launch costs. The craft will orbit 22,300 miles above the equator and handle up to 1,200 two way telephone conversations and four TV programs, linking North and South America Europe and Africa.
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