Zombiesat bearing down on its next target

Analoguesat

Analoguesat

Administrator
Staff member
My Satellite Setup
TM 5402HD
Sky+ UK.
My Location
Scottish Borders
Out of control and still powered up, the rogue Galaxy 15 is bearing down on the Canadian Anik F1R slotted at 107.3W. She will wander past the Canadian bird on November 12th


-http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2010/11/04/zombie-satellite-flyby.html
 
Probably the final update:

Zombiesat lost Earthlock on December 17th and in a few hours drained her batteries long enough for the C-band & L-band payloads to shut down


-http://www.intelsat.com/resources/galaxy-15/operational-status.asp
 
Looks like there may be a happy ending to this ongoing story.

The onboard systems on Galaxy 15 have rebooted and Intesat says shes accepting commands again!

What is Galaxy 15’s current in-orbit state?

* We are now receiving telemetry from Galaxy 15’s Baseband Equipment (BBE) command unit and the satellite is accepting commands from the ground.
* The satellite is currently sun-pointed, and the spacecraft’s batteries are fully charged and the satellite is thermally balanced.
* We reset the spacecraft configuration and loaded software that will allow us to reset the redundant BBE units.
* Once initial diagnostic testing has been completed, we will attempt to capture earth lock and stop the drift of the satellite. This phase could take as long as two weeks to complete.
Click to expand...

-http://www.intelsat.com/resources/galaxy-15/FAQs.asp

If all goes well she may well be put back into service. :D
 
Back
Top