trebzon
join:2001-09-03
Grandville, MI | reply to madisonjar
Re: Updates
So my question is who pays? Seems silly but I am curious. Is the Russian launch group and or there insurance company liable? |
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madisonjar
join:2005-08-26
| you would have to have some serious inside contacts and I dont have that. but from everything I am reading, with the satellite in "space" I dont think launch insurance would be good for this, I woudl think they need to work out a deal with the insurance company for lost life and usage (moving the satellite to its orbit will use a good chunk of its fuel and decrease the lifespan. |
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Danger Pilot
join:2000-03-14
Fairburn, GA
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More than likely whatever insurance company SES Americom has insured AMC-14 with. It wasn't released into the correct transfer orbit, but by using a sizable amount of the satellites own fuel it may reach it's intended orbit. So it may not be a full payout, if they can manage that. If not they'll probably do a deorbit burn on it and collect the full insurance value.
Dish Net has only leased AMC-14's transponder capacity. So while this will delay their plans, they're not on the hook for the botched launch or satellite.
Here's a story about it over at Spaceflight Now.
»www.spaceflightnow.com/proton/amc14/ |
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