The wayward satellite sent to the Moon to correct its orbit is going on
another lunar sortie. HGS-1, made by Hughes Global Services of Los Angeles, was
sent on its first Moon mission after its launch went awry
(This Week, 16 May, p12).
On 13 May, the satellite passed within 6212 kilometres of the Moon. As it
returned to Earth, engineers were going to burn the satellite’s rockets to slot
it into a usable orbit. But they have now decided they can put the satellite
into a better orbit by sending it back for a second lunar flyby on 6 June.
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