Launch shortfall could take five years off Indian satellite's life.
AGING RAPIDLY: India's new Earth remote sensing satellite probably will reach a useful orbit after its shortfall on launch last week (DAILY, Oct. 1), but its service life will suffer from the fuel it will consume using on-board thrusters to raise its altitude. Engineers in Bangalore had hoped the...
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