LA PLATA, Maryland — The SpainSat NG 2 military telecommunications satellite launched in October has suffered a failure that owner Indra Group said was caused by “the impact of a space particle” as the satellite was making its way to its final position in geostationary orbit.
In its Jan. 2 statement, Indra, which as of Jan. 1 is majority-owner of commercial satellite fleet operator Hispasat and the Hisdesat military satellite operator, which owns the satellite, said Hisdesat has implemented a contingency plan to assure that . . .
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