Geostationary satellite Galaxy-15 is intended for GPS positioning 05.travnja, most likely due to the effects of solar radiation, he stopped communicating with the control center of the Earth. SES World Skies and Intelsat in whose domain is a "rogue" satellite announced that they intended to GPS satellite navigation for air traffic and other users completely correct except (ironično!) its own navigation and communication systems. Without control and navigation options Galaxy-15 does not respond to a number of commands transmitted from Earth to him that his unit is switched off to prevent loss due to position letjleice interfering with the work of GPS receivers on land, sea and air. Namely, since the spacecraft are still sending data to GPS receivers of these signals could be read the wrong location which could potentially cause major problems.
Satellite out of control in space
After consultation with aircraft designers, it is clear that there is no way to get her off the GPS transmitter. The only hope is that the problem will be resolved over the coming months by himself?
Galaxy-15 is located in geostationary orbit at an altitude of nearly 36,000 kilometers above the Earth.
It will eventually lose their orientation toward the sun, its solar cell will no longer receive sufficient electrical energy which will result in termination of the satellite. In the coming months it will pass very close to several other satellites but so far no indication that there could be a collision of two spacecraft in space.
Marino Tumpić