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From: alb@alice.UUCP (Adam L. Buchsbaum)
Newsgroups: net.columbia
Subject: Palapa B Found in Useless Orbit
Message-ID: <2583@alice.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 6-Feb-84 22:36:01 EST
Article-I.D.: alice.2583
Posted: Mon Feb  6 22:36:01 1984
Date-Received: Thu, 9-Feb-84 13:19:17 EST
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill
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Palapa B, ejected by the Challenger today, was found in
a useless orbit of 172 by 750 miles, far short of its
projected 22,300 mile orbit and similar to that of
its twin, Westar VI.  The failure is the third major
setback of 41B.  

Tomorrow, the astronauts will attempt the spacewalk
using the new jet backpacks.