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Re: Asteroid knocks out satellite?

Hello jj,

You might want to check cnn.com and the other news services -- not
exactly a back page story. Seems to be a navigation system failure.
Meteorite theories tend to be part of an "anything from... to..."
statement and the more glamorous comment gets air time. Of course, a
micrometeoroid might have knock out the system, but anything short of
retrieval and inspection is pure speculation. Asteroids and meteoroids
tend to obliterate things rather than cause them to drift.

Gene

JJSwaim wrote:
> 
> Hello List,
> 
> There is now speculation that a meteorite or asteroid may be responsible
> for the 'disorientation' of Galaxy Four Satellite.  They can communicate
> with it but it is pointed in the wrong direction so it is not oriented
> properly to relay messages. This has of course mainly affected pager
> communications all over the country (90%) and PanAmSat (owner of Galaxy
> Four) is switching over to other satellites with available channels.
> Has anyone heard about this proposed meteorite hit as the cause for its
> change in direction?
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