Satellite operator Intelsat on Nov. 5 said it had filed an insurance claim for the partial loss of power on its IS-19 satellite, which entered service in August with a solar array that proved difficult to deploy and suffered permanent damage when it finally opened following its launch in June.One industry official said the claim is for about $84 million, which represents 28 percent of the full $300 million insurance policy Intelsat took out on IS-19.
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