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Syncom 3 satellite to hover for Olympic TV relay
The Pacific Point Syncom 3 satellite, launched from Cape Kennedy, remains in a near circular 23,000 mile orbit drifting west about 3% degrees daily. Officials plan to use it to relay television pictures from Tokyo to the United States during the Olympic games and conduct experiments.
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