Indian satellite reports trouble with power source

By Compiled From Wire Service Dispatches With analysis From Monitor Correspondents Around The World; Edited by Linda Feldmann

September 6, 1983

New Delhi

An Indian satellite launched from the space shuttle Challenger has run into problems after five days in orbit, the Press Trust of India news agency reported. PTI quoted Indian scientists controlling the satellite as saying its solar array, the Insat 1A satellite's main source of power, did not fully open during maneuvers Saturday.