New MSS Satellite Faces Hurdles

Credit: SPACE SYSTEMS/LORAL AND ICO GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS
The first of a new wave of hybrid high-speed mobile service satellites is preparing for launch, although significant regulatory and funding hurdles remain. ICO G1 is scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral on Apr. 14 atop an Atlas V booster. Backers say the hybrid geostationary system will be the...

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