Maxar’s WorldView-4 Satellite Fails

Irene Klotz January 07, 2019
Credit: WorldView-4: Lockheed Martin
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida—A failed gyroscope has shut down operations of Maxar Technologies’ Earth-imaging WorldView-4 satellite after two years in orbit, far short of the spacecraft’s seven-year design life, the company said Jan. 7. “Efforts are ongoing … in an attempt to restore satellite...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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