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

[Paul Stoetzer]

The more common term used in this context is "graveyard orbit." Relocation
to 300 km above the GEO altitude is what FCC regulations require at the end
of life of any geostationary satellite.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Fri, Jan 24, 2020 at 12:52 PM jim--- via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> 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...
>
> 73
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> Jim Walls - K6CCC
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