[amsat-bb] DirecTV races to decommission broken Boeing satellite before it explodes

[jim at k6ccc.org]

Zach Metzinger posted:
> Here's an interesting article from the newsfeed:
> https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/01/directv-races-to-decommission-broken-boeing-satellite-before-it-explodes/


Odd that they are calling a new orbit 300km above the geo arc as a disposal orbit.  That does not sound right to me - as the article pointed out...

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