Recently, it was reported that NASA lost contact with the Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) spacecraft. Now, NASA says it has also lost contact with one of the eight CYGNSS spacecraft. NASA’s Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) team has not been able to make contact with FM06
Recently, it waslost contact with the Ionospheric Connection Explorer spacecraft. Now, NASA says it has also lost contact with one of the eight CYGNSS spacecraft.
Contact with NASA’s Ionospheric Connection Explorer spacecraft was lost on November 25. The spacecraft is equipped with a built-in onboard command loss timer that power cycles the spacecraft after contact is lost for eight days. After the power cycle was complete on December 5, the team was still unable to acquire a downlink signal from the spacecraft. Working with the Department of Defense’s Space Surveillance Network, the team has verified that the ICON spacecraft remains intact.
If the team isn’t able to reestablish contact, the FM06 satellite would primarily affect the constellation’s spatial coverage. However, the CYGNSS constellation could continue to meet its scientific requirements and objectives.
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