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EO Bird Makes A Quick Exit After Failed Orbital Insertion
Moscow (Interfax) Nov. 21, 2000 The U.S. satellite Quick Bird launched in the early hours of Tuesday entered its orbit but disappeared from the visibility zone of Russian radio equipment and does not respond to the signals sent by Russian ground stations, the Russian Defense Ministry main center for spacecraft testing and control has told Interfax. The center did not disclose any details but said experts were analyzing the case. A specialist from the center said they were not overdramatizing the situation and "there are several options of resolving it." A Russian Kosmos-3M booster-rocket with the U.S. satellite launched from Plesetsk cosmodrome in Arkhangelsk region, north Russia, reached the planned orbit. The launch was put off by an hour at the request of the U.S. side because American ground control facilities had been unprepared for receiving telemetric data.
PREVIOUS INTERFAX LAUNCH REPORT It was the 401st launch of a carrier-rocket of the Kosmos-3M series from Plesetsk, the press service of the Russian Strategic Rocket Forces has told Interfax. The 950-kilogram Quick Bird satellite is intended for the commercial probing of natural resources and for drawing up maps of the Earth's surface. It is the first of two satellites to be launched under one contract. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links EarthWatch Ball SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express The latest information about the Commercial Satellite Industry
Stratos Steps Closer To Xantic Acquisition
Bethesda MD (SPX) Jan 5, 2006Stratos Global recently announced it had taken a step closer toward the completion of the acquisition of Xantic, having received positive advice from the Works' Council in the Netherlands, and executed a definitive agreement to purchase Xantic from KPN and Telstra Corporation. |
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