DELAY OF TESTS
Relay Loses Power fNZ.P.A.-Reuter—Copyright) WASHINGTON. December 15 The United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced today that all transmission from the new communications satellite. Relay, was being turned off for an extended period because of continued loss of power. The agency said in the statement that the satellite's power supply voltage had continued to drop. 'Telemetry information has shown an abnormal drain upon the power which is the probable cause of the low voltage,** It said. “This condition will preclude the conduct of communications experim e n t s which were planned unless this situation changes.** The decision to shut off all transmissions means that Relay will silently continue its elongated orbiting of the earth with its “beeping** telemetry and tracking beaco i transmitters now switched off.
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 30007, 17 December 1962, Page 13
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131DELAY OF TESTS Press, Volume CI, Issue 30007, 17 December 1962, Page 13
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