Hylas 1 is a communications satellite, launched into orbit in November last year, which is now being coaxed slowly into full operational life.

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They are designed to have an extended operational life and would only need to be refueled a few times during its projected 60-year lifespan.

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"The project will create up to 1, 000 local jobs during the four-year construction phase and 100 local permanent jobs for the 20-year operational life of the project, " he said.

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Rated Class 1 Division 1 and Class 2 Division 1 this light is fitted with a high performance C4 LED rated at 50, 000 hours of operational life and 180 lumens of output.

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Perkol-Finkel, a marine biologist, modified the composition, texture, and design of concrete so that it fosters growth of native flora and fauna while increasing the operational life span and stability of the concrete structure.

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The current Iridium constellation has a stated operational life of just five years, more than one of which is already gone, but Motorola did have plans to extend the system's life, and eventually replace the satellites with models capable of handling data rates above 4800 bits per second.

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In short, they will have a threat-driven operational service life half that of a normal combatant ship.

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In it, Richie offers five suggestions on how to make authenticity operational in your life.

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