mˌæspɐlˈoʊməz stˈeɪʃən kəntˈɪnjuːd tə pɹəvˈaɪd səpˈoːɹt fɔːɹ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl spˈeɪs mˈɪʃənz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðə lˈɑːntʃ ʌv ˈɜːli kəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃənz sˈæɾəlˌaɪts baɪ ɪntˈɛlsæt, hˌuː nˈeɪmd ðɛɹ θˈɜːd sˈæɾəlˌaɪt, ɪntˈɛlsæt ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː ˈɛf θɹˈiː, kənˈɛɹi bˈɜːd ˈæftɚ ðə kənˈɛɹi ˈaɪləndz.
Maspalomas Station continued to provide support for international space missions, including the launch of early communications satellites by Intelsat, who named their third satellite, Intelsat II F-3, Canary Bird after the Canary Islands.