The 1980s

Growth … Advancements … More Powerful Satellites

29 July 1981

Intelsat provides global television coverage for the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana.

August 1984

The United Nations signs an agreement calling for Intelsat to provide satellite capacity for United Nations peacekeeping and emergency relief activities.

July 1985

Worldwide television coverage of the Live Aid concert to benefit the famine victims in Africa reaches 88 nations via the Intelsat system.

September 1988

Continuing a 20-year tradition of Olympic broadcasts, Intelsat provides record-breaking television coverage of the Seoul Summer Olympics, using nine satellites to provide coverage to a worldwide audience of three billion people.