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Final update:
Eutelsat cannot deorbit the faulty W3B for a controlled burn up so shes been safed and abandoned in her current orbit. She is expected to stay up for 20-30 years.
Safeing means the onboard propellants are drained and the batteries discharged - this is to try and avoid any accidental explosions which would litter low earth orbit with debris
-http://www.spacenews.com/satellite_telecom/101105-failed-w3b-satellite-orbit-decades.html
Eutelsat cannot deorbit the faulty W3B for a controlled burn up so shes been safed and abandoned in her current orbit. She is expected to stay up for 20-30 years.
Safeing means the onboard propellants are drained and the batteries discharged - this is to try and avoid any accidental explosions which would litter low earth orbit with debris
-http://www.spacenews.com/satellite_telecom/101105-failed-w3b-satellite-orbit-decades.html