Telesat Canada late Thursday switched some telecommunications to other satellites owned by the company after one of Canada’s main communications satellites spun out of control, hampering businessand media operations: according to Reuter, the Anik satellite twisted away from earth and began to roll end-over-end at midday after a stabilisation device failed during routine operations; by late in the day, some communication had been restored; the satellite is used extensively by business, mainly for telecommunications, but also by broadcasting companies and newspapers that rely on satellite feeds to receive their news; What happened was a failure in the momentum wheel control system which stabilises the satellite in space, said Telesat.
