TEST FILE: Satellite Problems Could Spell Trouble for Owners, Insurers
By: Peter B. de Selding Space News Staff Writer
PARIS -- Anomalies have begun appearing on orbiting satellite built by Boeing Satellite Systems and Space Systems/Loral, sparking concern among satellite service providers and their insurers that they may be facing a new wave of costly hardware problems.
Anomalies have begun appearing on orbiting satellite built by Boeing Satellite Systems and Space Systems/Loral, sparking concern among satellite service providers and their insurers that they may be facing a new wave of costly hardware problems.
Anomalies have begun appearing on orbiting satellite built by Boeing Satellite Systems and Space Systems/Loral, sparking concern among satellite service providers and their insurers that they may be facing a new wave of costly hardware problems.
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