Xenon ion system failure shortens Galaxy VIII-i service life
PanAmSat has lost the xenon ion propulsion system (XIPS) on its Galaxy VIII-i communications satellites, and plans to shift customers using the satellite to a new platform before the backup station-keeping propulsion unit runs out of fuel at the end of 2002. The company, which has six other...
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