THE IRIDIUM MOBILE SATELLITE
THE IRIDIUM MOBILE SATELLITE venture encountered its first significant glitch when ground controllers lost communications on July 18 with one of 17 in-orbit satellites. The satellite was one of five Motorola-built Iridiums that were launched on a Delta 2 booster on July 9 and had been in a parking...
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