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Indo-European satellite fails after in-orbit testing

Submit on Thursday, January 29th, 2009 05:59

Eutelsat’s new W2M spacecraft suffered “a major anomaly affecting the satellite’s power subsystem,” the operator said in a statement. The anomaly occurred during the satellite’s transfer from the location used for in-orbit tests to its operating position at 16 degrees East where it was to replace Eutelsat’s W2 satellite.

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