[Satellite TODAY 01-14-11] Intelsat has reestablished full functionality and control over Galaxy 15, which stopped responding to ground controllers when its telemetry and commanding subsystems suffered an anomaly in April, Intelsat announced Jan. 13.
    Galaxy 15 currently resides at 93 West, where it will undergo additional testing and then be moved to either 133 West or 129 West, depending on demand for services. Intelsat expects to complete testing by Jan. 31 and return Galaxy 15 to commercial operation.
    Intelsat said employees invested thousands of hours in recovering the satellite, the total cost of the operation was less than $1 million. Galaxy 15 was launched in October 2005 and is expected to remain in service until 2022.