Satellite failures are rare. But when they happen the impact can be massive. As the world waits to see what the fallout will be from a failed ViaSat-3 Americas, Astranis saw a less catastrophic, but still significant, problem crop up on Arcturus, its first microGEO satellite in orbit. With plans to deploy two microGEO satellites for Anuvu this year, how that flaw impacts the connected inflight world remains to be seen.
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