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First Astrium Eurostar satellite sets in-orbit longevity record

Submit on Tuesday, April 30th, 2013 22:57

The first Eurostar satellite, Inmarsat-2 F1, designed and built by Astrium, was retired from operational service this week and safely decommissioned after it had completed a long and flawless mission in geostationary orbit. It operated for 22.5 years – far outliving its projected life-span of 10 years.

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