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Booster unit control system failure behind Geo-IK-2 abortive launch
MOSCOW, February 22 (Itar-Tass) -- The Geo-IK-2 defence satellite
launched in early February has failed to reach its intended orbit "due to a single failure of the Breeze-M booster unit control system," a spokesman for the Russian Space Agency said on Monday, citing preliminary results of the investigation staged by a state commission.
The orbiting satellite is now under control, its onboard systems are
operating faultlessly, but it is yet to be decided whether the Geo-IK02 satellite could be used as it was intended. "According to the commission, the satellite can fulfil its proper functions but its tasks are to be specified after tests," the spokesman said.
The GEO-IK-2 satellite, designed to create a detailed
three-dimensional map of the Earth and help the Russian military to locate the precise positions of various targets, was launched On February 1 on board a Rockot carrier rocket from the Plesetsk space centre in northern Russia. Since then, Rockot launches have been suspended. Military prosecutor's office is probing into the case.
launched in early February has failed to reach its intended orbit "due to a single failure of the Breeze-M booster unit control system," a spokesman for the Russian Space Agency said on Monday, citing preliminary results of the investigation staged by a state commission.
The orbiting satellite is now under control, its onboard systems are
operating faultlessly, but it is yet to be decided whether the Geo-IK02 satellite could be used as it was intended. "According to the commission, the satellite can fulfil its proper functions but its tasks are to be specified after tests," the spokesman said.
The GEO-IK-2 satellite, designed to create a detailed
three-dimensional map of the Earth and help the Russian military to locate the precise positions of various targets, was launched On February 1 on board a Rockot carrier rocket from the Plesetsk space centre in northern Russia. Since then, Rockot launches have been suspended. Military prosecutor's office is probing into the case.
