Pricing Supplement No. 3                           For SEC Filing Purposes:
Dated: February 1, 1995                          Filed Under Rule 424(b)(3)
To Prospectus dated July 11, 1994 and             Registration No. 33-54369
Prospectus Supplement dated July 11, 1994 

                      Principal Amount $5,000,000.00
                          (CUSIP No. 20564Q AC2)

                            COMSAT CORPORATION



                        Medium-Term Notes, Series A
                Due Nine Months or More from Date of Issue







Issue Date: February 2, 1995

Stated Maturity: February 2, 2007

____ Zero-Coupon Note(s)
_XX_ Fixed Rate Note(s)
____ Commercial Paper Rate Note(s)
____ Prime Rate Note(s)
____ CD Rate Note(s)
____ Federal Funds Rate Note(s)
____ LIBOR Note(s)
____ Treasury Rate Note(s)
____ Other Interest Rate Basis

Currency or Currency Units
  (if other than U.S. dollars): N/A

Issue Price (if other than 100%): N/A

Public Offering Price:  100%.  NationsBanc Capital Markets,
               Inc. has purchased the 
               Notes as Agent. (DTC No. 153)
Underwriting Discount or Commission received 
                               from the Issuer (%): .6%
Proceeds to Company (%):  99.4%
Proceeds to the Company ($):  $4,970,000.00
Interest Rate/Initial Interest Rate:  8.5%
Interest Payment Dates: May 1 and November 1
Regular Record Dates: April 15 and October 16
Number of Days to First Interest Payment: 88
Interest Reset Dates: N/A
Interest Payment Period: N/A
Interest Rate Reset Period: N/A
Interest Determination Dates: N/A
Index Maturity: N/A

_X_ Book-Entry Note(s)
___ Certificated Note(s)

Spread: N/A
Spread Multiplier: N/A
Maximum Interest Rate, If any: N/A
Minimum Interest Rate, if any: N/A
Interest Calculation Dates: N/A
Calculation Agent: N/A

Redemption Date(s) (Option of Holder): N/A
Redemption Percentage(s) (Option of Holder) (if other than
 100% of Principal Amount): N/A

Redemption Date(s): N/A
Redemption Premium: N/A


Original Issue Discount Security: N/A
___ For Federal Income Tax Purposes
___ Subject to Special Provisions
Issue Date for Calculating OID: N/A
Original Issue Discount: N/A
Original Issue Discount
 Applicable to Short Accrual Period: N/A
 Computed under (exact__) 
 (approximate__)  method
Yield to Maturity: N/A
Default Rate (only applicable if OID Security): N/A
Amortized Face Amount: N/A


Redemption Price: N/A


Other Terms (if applicable): N/A


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