The news report I read said the stuff was dropped but not retrievable, which wouldn't fall into the 'successful' category.
What's the truth?
So a drop has to be retrieved to be considered a successful drop does it?
I said successful drop. Not successful retrieve. Different things.
Unless the previous provider only dropped when it was guaranteed they'd be received 100% of the time, then I bet they "failed" at drops too! Under your criteria.