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Title: Intelsat-29e declared a total loss
Post by: Elderberry on April 19, 2019, 04:46:12 pm

Space News by Caleb Henry — April 18, 2019

Fleet operator Intelsat said its first high-throughput satellite, Intelsat-29e, is a “total loss” after attempts to save the malfunctioning satellite proved unsuccessful.

Intelsat-29e suffered a fuel leak April 7 after just three years in geostationary orbit. Most geostationary communications satellites last 15 years if not longer.

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