Intelsat 3, Card No 24 (RaceIntoSpace 1971)
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Card No. 24: Intelsat 3
Following the outstanding success of the Early Bird and Intelsat 2 satellites, the first of a global series of eight communication satellites built for the 70-nation International Communication Satellite Consortium was launched from Cape Kennedy on Dec. 19, 1968
The 322 pound drum-shaped satellite was placed in a stationary orbit 22,300 miles above the Equator just off the coast of Brazil, from where it can relay 1,200 telephone conversations or four television channels between America and Europe.
It began work on Dec. 24, 1968 with a TV broadcast by Pope Paul.
