USAF: Solar Array Problem ‘Negligible’ To DMSP-19 Ops

A solar array boom is not fully capable of controlling the array of the most recently launched U.S. Air Force weather satellite, though officials say the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) spacecraft is “generating ample power to execute operations.” DMSP-19 was lofted on an Atlas 5 401...

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