The failure of a communications satellite has knocked out broadband services supplied by StarBand Communications, according to a statement posted on the company’s Web site.
The irreparable failure of Intelsat Americas-7 at 2:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Sunday is forcing StarBand to move customers to a different satellite. Meanwhile, the company is attempting to provide temporary dial-up service to customers affected, the statement says.
The satellite owner, Intelsat, says the craft had suffered a sudden and unexplained electrical anomaly and that it was permanently lost. The satellite was built by Space/Systems Loral and launched in September 1999. From its orbital position at 129 degrees West, it covered North America, Central America, and parts of South America. The satellite was self-insured by Intelsat, according to the company.
StarBand did not say how many subscribers were affected.
Source: PC World
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