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First Astranis satellite sidelined by post-deployment glitch
Written by Jason Rainbow Friday, 21 July 2023 13:01![](/plugins/content/jlexcomment/assets/icon.png)
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The first Astranis-built satellite won’t be able to provide commercial broadband over Alaska for local telco Pacific Dataport because it can’t keep solar arrays pointed at the sun, the Californian manufacturer’s CEO John Gedmark said July 20.