Marisat-F2 satellite held on for 32 years, served South Pole for 8

Concluding 32 years of distinguished service for global communications, one of three aged communications satellites used to connect South Pole Station to the rest of the world was decommissioned on Oct. 29 after eight years of service to the station. Daily continuous broadband satellite connectivity has dropped from about 11.5 hours to 9.5 hours. More
Concluding 32 years of distinguished service for global communications, one of three aged communications satellites used to connect South Pole Station to the rest of the world was decommissioned on Oct. 29 after eight years of service to the station. Daily continuous broadband satellite connectivity has dropped from about 11.5 hours to 9.5 hours. More