Oct 28 1980
From The Space Library
NASA reported that DFRC had conducted a "highly successful" sixth HiMAT flight October 28, lasting more than 32 minutes and reaching 45,000 feet and a maximum Mach number of 0.9. No anomalies occurred. (NASA Dly Actv Rpt, Oct 29/80)
INTELSAT announced that its assembly had agreed to technical and some economic compatibility with seven other satellite systems. Found technically compatible with existing and planned INTELSAT systems were Eutelsat, spare craft for a European communications satellite system; Germany's TVSat broadcasting system; India's Insat 1-A and Insat 1-B for television and meteorological use; Indonesia's Palapa-A system for limited regional service to remote areas in southeast Asia; the Intersputnik system for limited use by Algeria; Japan's GMS-2 metesat system; and Saudi Arabia's broadcast satellite system.
Algeria's proposal was the first instance of an INTELSAT signatory's seeking use of another system for general international public traffic instead of for limited regional service. INTELSAT said that its permission would apply only through 1985 and to a total of 22 telephone lines; similar proposals by other members would require separate handling. The specific request by Algeria for use of Intersputnik would not constitute significant economic harm to INTELSAT at present; however, the assembly noted that INTELSAT's objective was to promote development of "a single" global communications satellite system, and all signatories must continue to consider that a goal. (INTELSAT Release 80-23-I)
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