[Satellite TODAY 02-03-10] A control processor on the Intelsat 4 satellite (IS-4) failed, Intelsat announced Feb. 1.
    IS-4, a Boeing 601-model satellite located at 72 degrees East , is operating on its backup control processor, and the failure of the satellite is not expected to have an impact on Intelsat‚s financial position or its planned capital expenditures. Intelsat is conducting an investigation with Boeing to determine the cause of the anomaly, and customers will be moved to other satellites.
    Launched in 1995, IS-4 was expected to reach its end-of-service life later in 2010.

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