DirecTV races to move satellite to new orbit before broken battery explodes

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DirecTV races to move satellite to new orbit before broken battery explodes

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From Ars Technica:
"DirecTV is scrambling to move a broken Boeing satellite out of its standard orbit in order to limit the risk of "an accidental explosion.""

https://arstechnica.com/information-tec ... -explodes/

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Re: DirecTV races to move satellite to new orbit before broken battery explodes

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Here's another article from SpaceNews.com:
"DirecTV fears explosion risk from satellite with damaged battery"

https://spacenews.com/directv-fears-exp ... d-battery/

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