\<COLOUR 1> COMMENTS: \<COLOUR 0> Third Intelsat VI launch (first was by Ariane 4 from Kourou Space Centre, October 27, 1989); destined for geostationary orbit, it is marooned in useless low orbit; is recovered, repaired and redeployed by spacewalking shuttle astronauts on orbiter Endeavour's maiden flight (STS-49) and successfully reaches geostationary orbit; handles up to 30,000 simultaneous telephone conversations plus three TV channels.