Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site alice.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!hou3c!hocda!houxm!mhuxl!eagle!allegra!alice!alb 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 Lines: 8 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.