Wow....satellites are failing -- stars are falling!

...maybe?



Lost Asian satellites send powerful signals
By Peter J Brown

During the second half of 2010 all three Asian space powers - China, India and Japan - suffered major satellite failures. Each failure is significant, but for different reasons. In this instance, the satellite failures will be addressed in chronological order.

At the same time, it must be emphasized that satellite failures happen rarely.

What makes the loss of India's Insat-4B in early July - the first Asian satellite on this list - so important is the possibility that the satellite fell victim to deliberate act of sabotage as the result of a cyber attack. This involves the very malicious "Stuxnet" worm.

[link to www.atimes.com]