Aresearch.179 net.columbia utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!mhtsa!research!sjb Sun Nov 29 00:06:01 1981 Ariane GTE Satellite Corp., a subsidiary of GTE, has announced plans to launch future satellites using three methods of transportation. The first is with the European Space Agency's Ariane rocket, launched from French Guiana. Arianespace will launch these first two satellites, called GSTARS's, aboard Ariane 3's in May and June of 1984. They will be used to transmit voice, data, and video to the United States. GTE explained its choice of the Ariane by citing its launch site near the equator, leading to a reduction in fuel it must carry and thus to a heavier capacity, allowing a more advanced satellite. Also in 1984, the company has reserved NASA Delta rockets, though the Ariane, the company says, will save 30% because it can carry two satellites at a time, compared to the Delta's one. In 1985, the company has reserved space on board the space shuttle. ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.