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MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DELTA II TO PLACE
NEXT 5 IRIDIUM® SYSTEM SATELLITES INTO ORBIT
A McDonnell Douglas (NYSE: MD) Delta II expendable rocket will launch five IRIDIUM telecommunications system satellites on Wednesday, July 9, from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), Calif. The five-second launch window opens at 6:04:30 a.m. PDT.
MEDIA CREDENTIALS AND ACCESS
Media representatives planning to cover the launch from the press site should fax a letter on affiliation letterhead to the Vandenberg Air Force Base Public Affairs Office, fax (805) 734-8232, ext. 6-8303; phone (805) 734-8232, ext. 6-3595. The letter should include your name, affiliation and contact phone number.
If you are not a U.S. citizen and wish to cover the launch, please contact the U.S. Air Force Public Affairs Office at VAFB for additional requirements.
LAUNCH DAY
Media wishing to cover the launch are asked to meet on
July 9 at the Visitor Control station at the main gate of VAFB at
5:30 a.m. PDT to caravan to the press site.
SATELLITE COORDINATES
Satellite coordinates are Transponder 13, SBS 6, audio downlink frequency 12019 horizontal. Broadcast time will be 5:30 to 6:30 a.m. PDT.
MEDIA RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVES
Keith Takahashi (714) 896-1302, pager (800) 759-8888, PIN 137-5719; or Anne Toulouse (714) 896-6211, pager (800) 759-8888, PIN 137-4698; and fax (714) 896-1308; will be the on-site McDonnell Douglas representatives.
McDonnell Douglas contact Christine Nelson may be reached at the Huntington Beach, Calif., facility at the following numbers: (714) 896-1466, pager (800) 759-888, PIN 173-8783, and fax (714) 896-1308.
Motorola Satellite Communications Group contact Lawrence Moore, (602) 441-3578, pager (602) 893-6134; or Chad Madden, (602) 441-5067, pager (800) 759-8888, PIN 577-0195.
Iridium LLC contact Michelle Lyle, (202) 408-3818, pager (800) 759-8888, PIN 113-3469 and John Windolph, (202) 326-5626, pager (800) 759-7243, PIN 227-9334.
July 7, 1997