Satellite Failure May Jeopardize Intelsat Deal
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Commercial satellite operator Intelsat Ltd. lost use of one of its satellites Sunday -- a mishap that left some Internet customers without service and could thwart a proposed $5 billion deal to sell the company to a group of four venture capital firms. -The Washington Post
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Intelsat Ltd. has regained communications with a satellite that it lost track of last weekend, but engineers do not know if they will be able to fully restore service. -The Washington Post
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StarBand reportedly was supporting its customers with dial-up service during the outage. Intelsat said it was not yet sure what caused the problem on board the IA-7 satellite during the early hours of Sunday
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An attempt by Israel to launch a sophisticated spy satellite into space failed Monday afternoon, the Defense Ministry announced. According to a statement, the rocket, known as a Shavit I, failed in its third stage.
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Satellite data and voice communications provider Globalstar Inc.  said in a filing on Tuesday that worsening problems with its satellites may threaten its ability to provide uninterrupted two-way voice and data services.
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A planned $3.1 billion takeover of  satellite operator Intelsat Ltd. appears in jeopardy after an  electrical problem ruined one of the company's satellites.
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A US spy satellite has gone out of control and is due to crash to Earth within two months, US sources say.
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A large U.S. spy satellite has lost power and propulsion and could hit Earth in late February or March, government officials said yesterday.
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A U.S. intelligence satellite has  lost power and could fall to Earth sometime in February or  March, a government official said on Saturday.
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A large U.S. spy satellite loses power and can no longer be controlled. Governmental officials say the satellite, which could contain hazardous materials, could hit the Earth in late February or early March.
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The proposed $5bn buy-out of Intelsat will be renegotiated after one of its satellites malfunctioned causing disruption to the services of Playboy, the spacecraft&#39;s anchor tenant.
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If a satellite encounters high-energy particles or other 'space weather' phenomena before ground controllers can take action, on-board electronics could be disrupted, scientific instruments damaged and, in very rare and extreme cases, spacecraft may even be lost.
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The order to destroy a disabled satellite before it falls from orbit carries opportunity, but also potential embarrassment, for the advocates of a missile defense program.
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Intelsat cuts bandwidth over unpaid bill Zimbabwe's net infrastructure has all but ground to a halt after Intelsat cut the country's bandwidth over an unpaid $700,000 bill, Reuters reports.â¦
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China either didn't know or didn't care that its test of a satellite killer would produce a spray of space debris. Either way, it's worrisome for the future use of space.  Another question is why China even bothered.
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The nation's storm forecasters are badly divided over claims that an aging satellite leaves America vulnerable
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Military opt to act...now crash imminent over US The US military is putting into effect contingency plans to deal with the possibility that a large spy satellite expected to fall to Earth in late February or early March could actually hit North America.â¦