Russian launch vehicle Proton-M has failed to push the Briz-M upper stage booster, accompanied by two telecommunications satellites, Express-MD2 and Telekom-3, into its planned orbit, the Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos) has admitted. The two multi-million dollar satellites were set to provide Indonesia (Telekom-3) and Russia (Express-MD2) with telecoms connectivity, and the failed launch represents the latest in a series of notable failures that have dogged Russia’s once-pioneering space industry. An error shortly after take-off from the Russian-leased Baikonur launch pad in Kazakhstan on Monday effectively replicates a mishap that saw the USD265 million Express-AM4 satellite scrapped last summer, casting further doubts on the reliability of the Russian technology
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OVETEL Baikonur, we have a problem… (Russia, Indonesia lose new telecoms satellites after ‘botched’ launch)
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