Sep 21 1984
From The Space Library
NASA launched at 6:18 p.m. EDT the Hughes Communications, Inc., Galaxy-C communications satellite from the Eastern Space and Missile Center (ESMC) by Delta 3920 vehicle. The satellite would relay business communications throughout the United States. It was the third in a series, with Gal- A dedicated to cable television programming and Galaxy-B (along with Galaxy-C) relaying video, voice, data, and facsimile communications for large corporations, long-haul carriers, and broadcasters. (NASA MOR No. M-492-215-84-03 [prelaunch], Sept. 19/84, [postlaunch], Oct 15/84; NASA Release 84-128)
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