U.S. LAUNCHES INDONESIAN COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE
NASA launched an Indonesian
communications satellite aboard a Delta rocket, marking the
first international payload to be put into orbit since the
Challenger disaster more than a year ago.
    The 43 mln dlr satellite, the Palapa B2-P, was launched as
the result of an agreement reached last year between President
Ronald Reagan and Indonesia's President Suharto when they met
on Bali.
 
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