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SOHO Is Back

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the found-in-space dept.

c4tp's friend writes "Space.com reports that SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) is back and almost fully operational. The satellite should be able to transmit 98% of the data it was able to transport before an electric motor stuck disabling its high gain attenae in June (covered by Slashdot). The fix includes a 180 degree rotation of SOHO and use of another satellite dish transmitting the information via the Deep Space Network. SOHO will be out of order for about nine to sixteen days every three months."

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  1. Hooray by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Looks like nasa finally got that shipment of metric converter calculators i sent them

  2. Operational? by ThePyro · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now witness the firepower of this fully armed and operational observatory!