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Contact:
Christine Nelson |
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SATELLITE COORDINATES FOR DELTA II LAUNCH OF THOR II
Live video coverage of the McDonnell Douglas (NYSE: MD) Delta II launch of the Thor II satellite on Tuesday, May 20 from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Fla., will begin at 6 p.m. and end at 11 p.m. EDT. The transmission will be carried on the GALAXY 6 satellite, transponder 3.
There will be two potential launch windows of 43 minutes and 51 minutes, respectively, during a 185-minute time period beginning at 6:39 p.m. and ending at 9:45 p.m. EDT. The first launch window opens at 6:39 p.m. and closes at 7:22 p.m., and the second launch window opens at 8:54 p.m. and closes at 9:45 p.m.
May 20, 1997