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Unsuccessful launching satellites "Glonass-M"
Three satellites "Glonass-M", launched December 5, 2010 from Baikonur rocket carrier "Proton-M" to complete the formation of the Russian GLONASS navigation, fell into the Pacific Ocean 1500 km from Honolulu.
Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) set up a commission, which is designed to find out why three satellites "Glonass-M" on Sunday afternoon had not been put into orbit, the press service of the Russian Space Agency.
On Sunday night the satellites together with the upper stage Block DM-3 fell into the Pacific Ocean 1,500 kilometers northwest of Honolulu - the administrative center of the US state of Hawaii, told RIA Novosti source in the space industry,
"According to the analysis of telemetry revealed that a block of spacecraft launched into orbit neraschёtnuyu. A commission to identify the reasons and the procedure for further action, "- said in a statement.
The failure to put into orbit satellites GLONASS officially confirmed NPC named MV Khrunichev. "Start carrier rocket" Proton-M "with three spacecraft system" Glonass "was held today at 13 hours 25 minutes (MSK) from the Baikonur cosmodrome and walked normally. Ten minutes after the start there was a separation of the orbital unit from the third stage of the launch vehicle. However, the spacecraft into the desired orbit were not withdrawn. Now experts determine the reason for abnormality, "- said the center.
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And how much money has been invested in these satellites? epic failure!
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Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) set up a commission, which is designed to find out why three satellites "Glonass-M" on Sunday afternoon had not been put into orbit, the press service of the Russian Space Agency.
On Sunday night the satellites together with the upper stage Block DM-3 fell into the Pacific Ocean 1,500 kilometers northwest of Honolulu - the administrative center of the US state of Hawaii, told RIA Novosti source in the space industry,
"According to the analysis of telemetry revealed that a block of spacecraft launched into orbit neraschёtnuyu. A commission to identify the reasons and the procedure for further action, "- said in a statement.
The failure to put into orbit satellites GLONASS officially confirmed NPC named MV Khrunichev. "Start carrier rocket" Proton-M "with three spacecraft system" Glonass "was held today at 13 hours 25 minutes (MSK) from the Baikonur cosmodrome and walked normally. Ten minutes after the start there was a separation of the orbital unit from the third stage of the launch vehicle. However, the spacecraft into the desired orbit were not withdrawn. Now experts determine the reason for abnormality, "- said the center.
© www.rian.ru/science/20101205/304872504.html
And how much money has been invested in these satellites? epic failure!
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