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From: alb@alice.UUCP (Adam L. Buchsbaum)
Newsgroups: net.columbia
Subject: Westar VI Found in Perfect Health
Message-ID: <2575@alice.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 5-Feb-84 22:48:05 EST
Article-I.D.: alice.2575
Posted: Sun Feb  5 22:48:05 1984
Date-Received: Wed, 8-Feb-84 10:09:33 EST
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill
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A ground station in California today (Sunday) found the
Westar VI satellite and succeeded in changing its atiitude
so that it could recharge itself from the sun.  Communications
were established with the satellite, and Western Union
reported it to be in perfect health.  However, its elliptical
orbit of 195 to 205 miles renders it virtually useless, and with
no way to boost the orbit, Western Union is calling the satellite
a total loss.