Jul 12 1979
From The Space Library
INTELSAT would mark the 10th anniversary of its global communications satellite system begun July 15, 1969, when an INTELSAT 3 satellite went into service over the Indian Ocean; INTELSAT 3 satellites were already covering the Atlantic and Pacific. It had been just over 5 years since launch of the first commercial communications satellite (Early Bird, nickname of INTELSAT I) April 6, 1965. "Best of all," INTELSAT said, its charges for leased telephone circuits by satellite had decreased 71.2% over 10 years despite inflation. (INTELSAT Release 79-17-1)
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