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Platinum Member Username: PlymouthCanada Post Number: 13977 Registered: Jan-08 | "A Loud Drunken Satellite" Just how bad is the potential fallout from Intelsat's Galaxy 15 thus far uncontrollable meander through space? Near Earth analyst Hoyt Davidson calls the satellite, which was apparently knocked out of orbit by a solar flare, to "a loud drunken satellite whose broadcasts threaten to create severe interference to other geostationary satellites in its path." It's a "black swan" event, he notes, and one that could happen to any company in the industry. While Intelsat and Galaxy 15 manufacturer Orbital Sciences struggle to get their arrant bird back under control, operators in the satellite's path are making plans for a potential interference period that could last roughly three months. Source: http://www.mediabiz.com/news/articles/?publication_id=1&release_id=1311 |
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Platinum Member Username: NydasPost Number: 18946 Registered: Jun-06 | It just goes to show that all these sats should have something on board that will allow their destruction by triggering a signal from Earth. |