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To: SafetyAgentMan who wrote (5968)	5/4/1999 1:15:00 AM
From: brian h	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10852

S.A.M. and all, The Delta launch team is assembled at Cape Canaveral Air Station, Fla., for the Tuesday, May 4, launch of a Boeing Delta III carrying the Orion 3 satellite. The launch window for Tuesday evening spans from 8:56 to 10:04 p.m. EDT. Hughes Space and Communications built the 4 1/2-ton satellite, which Loral Space & Communications will own and operate. The satellite will provide telecommunications services to the Asia-Pacific region. Media Credentials and Access Media representatives planning to cover the launch should contact the 45th Space Wing public affairs office; Phone (407) 494-5933, Fax (407) 494-7302. The request should include name, affiliation and phone number. Launch Day Media Activities Remote Camera Setup Photographers who wish to set up remote cameras for the launch should meet at Pass & ID, CCAS, South Gate at 9 a.m. EDT, May 4. Launch Viewing To view the launch, accredited media should meet at Pass & ID at 7:30 p.m. EDT. Be prompt; the road to the press site will be closed prior to launch. Live Video Feed and Webcasting Boeing and Loral will broadcast the launch live at 8:40 p.m. EDT. The Ku-band transmission will be on: Telstar 5, Transponder 3 lower, at 97 degrees West longitude with vertical polarization. The downlink frequency in RF-Band is 11.778 GHz or L-Band 1028 MHz. English audio will be carried on 6.2 MHz left and Korean on 6.8 MHz right. Video streaming can be accessed via the Internet at: (www.boeing.com). Post-Launch Media Teleconference Boeing will host a post-launch media teleconference at 9 a.m. EDT the day after a successful launch. To access the call, dial (800) 458-9009 domestically or (719) 457-2623 if calling from outside the U.S., and ask for the Orion 3 post-launch teleconference. Best and good luck to all, Brian H.