Three More HS 601 Flaws
The failure and total loss of a $100-million Hughes HS 601 spacecraft in May has been followed by serious malfunctions on three other HS 601 and HS 601HP satellites. Hughes is looking for a common thread in the incidents. The HS 601 primary spacecraft control processor was involved in three of these...
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