| 1. | Neither Discovery nor its primary cargo, a NASA communications satellite, was damaged.
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| 2. | The first communications satellite placed in a geostationary orbit was Syncom 3.
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| 3. | It became the first African Nigerian Communications Satellite Ltd ( NIGCOMSAT ).
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| 4. | At the time all telecommunications from Svalbard were relayed via communications satellite.
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| 5. | The United Kingdom also operates military communication satellites through its Skynet system.
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| 6. | The next launch, Arianespace Flight 120, is a communications satellite for Korea.
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| 7. | Discovery's five-member crew will release a NASA communications satellite during the flight.
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| 8. | The situation arises from a conflict between the sun and communications satellites.
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| 9. | Place at minimum one communications satellite in orbit with the first launch.
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| 10. | Russia's military successfully launched a communications satellite on Thursday, an official said.
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