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Galaxy 15 turns into special zombie satellite

Submit on Monday, May 3rd, 2010 22:59

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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