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Airbus DS breaks world in-orbit longevity record

Submit on Friday, December 19th, 2014 22:56

Inmarsat-2 F2, the second Eurostar satellite designed and built by Airbus Defence and Space, was retired from operational service and safely decommissioned this week after completing a record breaking flawless commercial mission in geostationary orbit of 23.5 years.

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