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Orbcomm’s last AIS-enabled satellite kaput

Submit on Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011 22:58

Orbcomm said its ability to provide satellite AIS [i.e. ship tracking] service has been interrupted as a result of the loss of the remaining AIS-enabled Quick-Launch satellite (“QL3″) which exhibited communications failure toward the end of the fourth quarter 2010.
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