this mod appears to have caused my normal satellites to 'run out of fuel' and delete thus stopping me getting enough in the air to activate the FoW disable

Thanks for the report!

What do you mean by "normal satellites"? Are you using another mod that adds satellites? Either way, this mod operates only on the powerSat satellite type and stores power satellite data in its own table. It doesn't access any other satellites, so it shouldn't do anything with any other satellite mods. Best I can guess is that another mod is interfering with its operation, but without knowing more I can't help you with that.

the issue wasnt actually with your mod after all the All seeing satellite mod also has had an update that added a timed deorbit mechanic that was confusing me