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Intelsat 19 deploys stuck solar panel


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Solar panel shakes loose on Intelsat broadcast satellite

A stuck solar array on the Intelsat 19 broadcasting satellite dislodged itself last week,but engineers will not know how much of the craft's mission can be accomplished until its communications payload is activated.

The satellite's south solar array stayed folded against the spacecraft following its deployment from a Sea Launch Zenit 3SL rocket June 1.

Intelsat announced last week the solar panel unfurled June 12, soon after Intelsat 19 reached geostationary orbit about 22,300 miles over the equator.

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