TEXT-SingTel restores Optus satellite
TEXT-SingTel restores Optus satellite after overnight outage (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
SINGAPORE, March 31 (Reuters) - The following statement was released by Singapore Telecommunications : Optus B1 satellite service restored following overnight outage
'Sudden External Impact' Cripples Russian Satellite (SPACE.com)
PARIS - A Russian telecommunications satellite in geostationary orbit failed March 29 following what its builder says was a "sudden external impact" of undetermined origin.
Satellite snag puts TV, radio off air (Stuff)
Satellite television and radio services were cut to hundreds of thousands of households last night.