Orbital TSX-5 satellite declared fully functional

The U.S. Air Force declared Orbital Sciences Corp.'s TSX-5 satellite, a key component of the Tri-Service Experiments Mission 5, fully functional two weeks ahead of the scheduled 30-day in-orbit period. After performing a number of in-orbit evaluation tests, Air Force engineers concluded that the...

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