From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npoiv!alice!sjb
Newsgroups: net.columbia
Title: SBS-C Deployed
Article-I.D.: alice.1099
Posted: Thu Nov 11 20:19:24 1982
Received: Fri Nov 12 11:32:47 1982

The SBS-C satellite was deployed right on time today, about 8 hours
after the launch of STS-5.  Spinning at 51 rpm, the satellite was
ejected from the cargo bay into space.  45 minutes later, with
Columbia's belly to the satellite, its own motor ignited and took
it into an elliptical orbit near the geostationary altitude.  On
Saturday, a second motor will finalize its orbit.  Tomorrow, Canadian
Telsat's Anik satellite will be deployed in the same manner.