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'Zombie' Satellite Returns To Life

Posted by Soulskill on from the it's-a-trick,-run dept.

realperseus writes "The American telecommunications satellite Galaxy 15 has been brought under control after spending most of the year traversing the sky and wreaking havoc upon its neighbors. The satellite is currently at 98.5 degrees west longitude (from 133 west). An emergency patch was successfully uploaded, ensuring that the conditions which caused it to 'go rogue' will not occur again. Once diagnosis and testing have been completed, Intelsat plans to move the satellite back to 133 west."

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  1. Satellite wreaking havoc upon its neighbours... by jenningsthecat · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Gee - do you think we can successfully upload an 'emergency patch' to DHS and TSA?

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  2. Mama Grizzly Bugfixes by windcask · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    An emergency patch was successfully uploaded, ensuring that the conditions which caused it to 'go rogue' will not occur again.

    If only the same feat could be accomplished with Sarah Palin...