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Hughes' DirecTV unit has ordered a new HS-601HP satellite to expand system capacity and replace a faulty satellite. The high-powered spacecraft is slated for launch in mid-1999 to replace DBS-1, which suffered a failure of its primary spacecraft control processor on July 4 and has been operating on...
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