HGS-1 moves into orbit above equator
The HGS-1 communications satellite has arrived in geosynchronous orbit over the Pacific Ocean after completing its second trip around the moon. The satellite was initially placed in the wrong earth orbit, and was rescued by sending it on two unique loops around the moon. Controllers at Hughes Global...
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