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Intelsat’s Galaxy 15, which on 5 April stopped responding to commands, has started drifting eastward. Satellite operators have over the past few years become accustomed to such incidences, in which geostationary satellites fail and start drifting. However, this case is slightly different as Galaxy 15’s transponders still work.
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The Washington D.C.-based Arthur C. Clarke Foundation has honoured Giuliano Berretta, Chairman of the Board of Eutelsat Communications, as the 2010 winner of the “Arthur C. Clarke Lifetime Achievement Award.”
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