:08:01
Shake her hand for the cameras, Frank.
That is an order.
:08:32
It just isn't responding.
:08:41
Ladies and gentlemen, this is
mission director Sara Holland.
:08:45
She's been monitoring
the situation closely...
:08:47
...and she assures me
that the problem is well in hand.
:08:52
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
:08:54
As you may know, 11 days ago,
atmospheric tracking determined...
:08:58
...that Russian communications
satellite Ikon...
:09:01
...has initiated orbital degradation.
:09:04
Computer trajectory models
predict a steady acceleration...
:09:07
...in sequence with
the gravitational constant.
:09:09
There's a systems failure in online
navigation and guidance avionics.
:09:14
All redundant systems
are non-responsive.
:09:17
Without active course correction
in the next 30 to 40 days...
:09:21
...the satellite will reenter
the Earth's atmosphere.
:09:24
And crash?
:09:28
General.
:09:30
Ikon has served you for 14 years.
:09:32
That is in the performance range
of a communications satellite.
:09:36
It will probably crash in the ocean
or burn up in the atmosphere.
:09:40
I think it's best that we let it.
:09:45
My country's grateful for the efforts
of NASA and the State Department.
:09:50
However, losing Ikon is not an option.
:09:54
Ikon is not just a communications
satellite to the Russian Federation.
:09:59
Ikon is the communications satellite.