A satellite operated by DirecTV is in danger of exploding and needs to be moved.
A satellite operated by AT&T Inc.’s DirecTV unit is in danger of exploding and needs to be moved away from an orbital zone occupied by big communications satellites.
Spaceway-1, made by Boeing Co. and launched in 2005, provides backup coverage for TV viewers in Alaska. Its operations “have been terminated” and no customers were affected, the company said in the Sunday filing with the FCC. The agency granted the request. “The battery malfunction occurred in the course of beyond-contract-life operation after a collection of events that have a very low likelihood of occurring on other satellites,” Boeing said in a statement.
DirecTV said the Spaceway-1 in December “suffered a major anomaly,” causing irreversible damage to its batteries. The spacecraft is being operated only on solar power.
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