Sirius Satellite acknowledged some of its satellites had minor pr...
Sirius Satellite acknowledged some of its satellites had minor problems with circuits in their solar arrays but said technical flaws wouldn’t hurt operations aboard spacecraft. Sirius spokeswoman said any issues with circuits wouldn’t limit power of broadcast signal or…
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reduce expected useful life of satellites. Company won’t disclose how many of its satellites had problem. Satellite solar arrays convert energy of sun into electrical power for spacecraft. Circuits or strings are groups of solar cells attached to each other. Each collects more power than needed to operate satellites, so loss of few circuits isn’t cause for alarm, company said. Loral built satellites for Sirius, and spokesman for company said other Loral birds that had same problem were functioning normally. Spokesman said Loral was monitoring satellites closely.