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Good news for XMSR satellites - problem may be tapering off.
It seems that PANAMSAT's Boeing 702 satellite is stabilizing in its power generation
degradation. They are now forecasting that it will last its entire 15 year expected
lifespan.

This bodes well for the XMSR satellites and means that they are highly likely to last
through their projected lifespan as well.



http://www.space.com/spacenews/spacenews_briefs.html

PanAmSat More Confident About Galaxy 11’s Longevity

PanAmSat Corp. officials are growing increasingly confident that the company’s Galaxy
11 satellite, which was launched in late 1999 and has a defective solar array, will last for
15 years as originally expected. The rate at which the power-producing capacity of the
flawed solar array is degrading has slowed in recent months, PanAmSat officials said.

Galaxy 11 is one of several Boeing 702 satellites whose solar arrays are losing their
effectiveness at an abnormally high rate. Boeing has changed the design of its 702
satellites to correct the flaw.