Assertion: satellite's orbit | /r/CapableOf | change to the point
Facets:
value: by late 1997
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: This expenditure of fuel reduced its capability to remain in a geostationary orbit; by late 1997 the orbit had changed to the point that the satellite was able to see the South Pole, and an uplink/downlink station was installed at Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station in January 1998; TDRS-1 was an important communication uplink for Antarctic research until 2009.