Intelsat’s Galaxy 15 communications satellite, after drifting in orbit since last April, has been revived! The zombie satellite gained notoriety for its intrusions on neighbors after its electronic brains were supposedly fried by a solar flare, which caused several crises and interference avoidance maneuvers. The solution was to drain power and induce a system reboot, which occurred one week ago on December 23, 2010. The satellite is currently in safe mode and no longer poses a threat to the neighborhood. Intelsat has a FAQ page which includes information on an in-orbit protection plan as they remain hopeful that software can be reloaded from the ground and the satellite’s functions can be fully restored. Or will the zombie satellite need to eat other satellite brains in order to survive?!