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Intelsat Loses Another Satellite

Posted by timothy on from the space-is-a-harsh-realm dept.

Alarash writes "Intelsat reported a few days ago that its IS-804 Satellite is lost in space. According to the press release, the '[...] satellite experienced a sudden and unexpected electrical power system anomaly on January 14, 2005, at approximately 5:32 p.m. EST that caused the total loss of the spacecraft.' The satellite was in charge of the South Pacific's media delivery. As a reminder, Intelsat-7, another satellite from Intelsat, got lost a couple of months ago."

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  1. Perhaps they should have used AMDsat by Tony+Hoyle · · Score: 5, Funny

    Or even Cyrixsat... altough that would have probably overheated long before now :)

  2. Poll options by eclectro · · Score: 5, Funny


    1) Solar Flux
    2) Those darn Russians
    3) Sensor installed upside down
    4) Kids with laser pointers
    5) Meteorite
    6) Tax purposes
    7) Unfriendly UFO
    8) Overheating
    9) Autodestruct after two-weeks of reruns

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  3. Where to look by dave-tx · · Score: 5, Funny
    Just keep an eye out on ebay - like all "missing" merchandise, it'll show up eventually. Shipping charges will be a bitch, though.

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