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Turns Out, 'Zombie Satellite' Not as Evil as It Appeared

(July 15) -- It may have captured the imagination of science-fiction enthusiasts around the world, but fears that an out-of-control "zombie satellite" could wreak havoc in space have turned out to be largely unfounded, according to the company that owns it. "There was some panic originally," Steve Good, Intelsat's global...

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01/13/11 Intelsat Regains Control Of Galaxy 15 'Zombie'... Source: Multichannel News Intelsat in late December re-established control over Galaxy 15 -- about nine months after the operator lost contact with the so-called "zombie" satellite -- and may be able to put it back in service as early as next month.
12/29/10 'Zombie' satellite comes back to life Source: MSNBC A "zombie satellite" that spent months sending out signals while it was adrift in orbit has sprung back to life, resetting itself after its unexplained breakdown in space earlier this year.
12/29/10 Intelsat Re-establishes Contact with Rogue WAAS GEO... Source: GPS World Intelsat announced that on 23 December, the power from the Galaxy 15 battery completely drained during its loss of earth lock and the Baseband Equipment (BBE) command unit reset, as it was designed to do.
11/04/10 Zombie satellite to do another flyby Source: CBC.ca A so-called zombie satellite is set to fly by another operational satellite on Nov. 12 and could possibly interfere with its communications.
10/29/10 'Zombie' Satellite Still Stalking The Skies Source: Multichannel News Intelsat's incommunicado Galaxy 15 satellite is on a course to pass near the orbital paths of three SES World Skies spacecraft over the next two months -- including AMC-18, one of the primary satellites used by Comcast Media Center.

Background on Galaxy 15

Galaxy 15 is an American telecommunications satellite which is owned by Intelsat. It was launched for and originally operated by PanAmSat, and was subsequently transferred to Intelsat when the two companies merged in 2006. It was originally positioned in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 133° West, from where it was used to provide communication services to North America.

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