No trip to the moon: Americom declares AMC-14 total loss
Submit on Saturday, April 12th, 2008 06:00
SES Americom has declared to insurers that its recently launched AMC 14 satellite is now considered a total loss, owing to a lack of viable options to reposition the satellite to its proper geostationary orbit. A rescue mission using a lunar flyby was reportedly prevented by Boeing, which holds a controversial U.S. Patent describing such manoeuvres.
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