Definition: In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.
Input: Passage: The satellite, made since 2002 by the Orbital Science Corp. of the United States, was a Star-2 Bus type satellite with a capacity of 24 transponder, and the total cost for launching of the satellite is 170 million US dollars. The satellite will operate for 15 years with scope of area including ASEAN and the surrounding areas.

operate