Satellite failure disrupts Canadian communications
Posted: Fri, Oct 7, 2011, 8:02 AM ET (1202 GMT)
A communications satellite went into safe mode early Thursday, interrupting phone and data services over portions of North America. Telesat reported its Anik F2 communications satellite suffered an unspecified "technical anomaly" shortly after 6:30 am EDT (1030 GMT) Thursday, causing a disruption in the communications services it provided. Telesat reported that the satellite is healthy and should be returned to service, perhaps as soon as Friday. The satellite, a Boeing 702 model launched in 2004, provides phone, Internet, and other communications services for communities in northern Canada. An American company, ViaSat, also leases capacity on the satellite to offer broadband Internet service to some US customers.
A communications satellite went into safe mode early Thursday, interrupting phone and data services over portions of North America. Telesat reported its Anik F2 communications satellite suffered an unspecified "technical anomaly" shortly after 6:30 am EDT (1030 GMT) Thursday, causing a disruption in the communications services it provided. Telesat reported that the satellite is healthy and should be returned to service, perhaps as soon as Friday. The satellite, a Boeing 702 model launched in 2004, provides phone, Internet, and other communications services for communities in northern Canada. An American company, ViaSat, also leases capacity on the satellite to offer broadband Internet service to some US customers.
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