NASA loses contact with one hurricane satellite in constellation of eight
NASA has lost contact with one of the eight CYGNSS satellites it uses to track and measure hurricanes worldwide.
The remaining seven satellites that comprise the CYGNSS constellation remain operational and have continued collecting scientific data since FM06 went incommunicado last month, according to NASA’s primary statement about the incident. The constellation’s science work can continue without FM06, but if the team can’t reconnect with the spacecraft, the loss will reduce the spatial coverage of CYGNSS, which until November provided nearly gap-free coverage of Earth.
At the moment engineers do not know why contact was lost, or if they can regain it.
NASA has lost contact with one of the eight CYGNSS satellites it uses to track and measure hurricanes worldwide.
The remaining seven satellites that comprise the CYGNSS constellation remain operational and have continued collecting scientific data since FM06 went incommunicado last month, according to NASA’s primary statement about the incident. The constellation’s science work can continue without FM06, but if the team can’t reconnect with the spacecraft, the loss will reduce the spatial coverage of CYGNSS, which until November provided nearly gap-free coverage of Earth.
At the moment engineers do not know why contact was lost, or if they can regain it.