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Loral’s
Telstar 6 Fails / Service Recovered
Loral Skynet’s
Telstar 6 experienced a component failure on its primary central
processing unit (CPU) at 0730 UTC (12:30 am PDT) April 22. The
satellite switched to its backup CPU and has returned to  normal
operation. At the time of the outage, customers were relocated to
Loral Skynet or other Loral Global Alliance satellites using a
comprehensive contingency plan. During the temporary outage, control
of the satellite was never lost and earth lock was fully maintained.
As of 1000 UTC (3:00 am PDT) April 23, Loral Skynet began restoring
customers to the satellite.
Telstar
6 carries a total of 52 transponders (24 C-band and 28 Ku-band) and
covers the 50 United States, Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, and parts
of Canada and Latin America from its 93°W orbital position. Telstar
6's design is based on the LS1300 bus design.
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