Satellite two-way messaging provider Orbcomm on Feb. 1 said the only satellite in its constellation capable of monitoring maritime traffic had ceased functioning but that the company expects to replace it by this summer. Acknowledging what industry officials had been saying for several weeks, Fort Lee, N.J.-based Orbcomm said its Quick Launch 3 satellite, one of six launched in June 2008 and built by a Russian-German team, had failed in orbit "toward the end of the fourth quarter 2010."
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