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Landsat 5 Experiencing Technical Difficulties
posted by Satri
on Thursday December 01, @10:49AM
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GIS User has a small note frrom the USGS telling us about Landsat 5 experiencing technical difficulties. From the note: "On November 26, 2005, the back-up solar array drive on Landsat 5 began exhibiting unusual behavior. The solar array drive maintains the proper pointing angle between the solar array and the sun. The rotation of the solar array drive became sporadic and the solar array was not able to provide the power needed to charge the batteries. Maintaining power to the batteries is critical to sustain proper operation of the spacecraft. The primary solar array drive failed under similar circumstances last January. As a result of this current situation, imaging operations will be suspended for at least the next two weeks or until attempts to solve the problem have been resolved."
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