Rogue satellite may cause problems for UK TV in the next few months

Rogue satellite may cause problems for UK TV in the next few months.


A lost satellite is starting to cause headaches for satellites operators, which may impact TV viewing across Europe.


Amos 5 has been declared as "dead" after suffering a major electrical problem in November just after launch. All attempts to recover the satellite were finally given up on in the past week.


However, without any control over the satellite, it can't be moved away from its current orbit, into the so-called graveyard orbit out of the way of operational satellites.


The powerless satellite, originally located at 17 East, has been moving slowly eastwards along "Clarke Belt", the operational satellite arc, towards other operational satellites.


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