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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. Unconfirmed reports by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Reports are coming in that this is the first in a barrage of retaliatory strikes by the Saturnian governing body.

    In a statement, President Bleaaaarghhhhhhhhhhhhhhian said "Puny humans, stay away from our planet".

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    liqbase :: faster than paper