Rascom-QAF1 To Last Two Years
Thales Alenia Space says engineers have managed to place the Rascom-QAF1 satellite in final orbit, following a helium leak that occurred after its late December launch, but at the cost of a sharply reduced lifetime. Engineers say four weeks of apogee motor firings moved the pioneering African...
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