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  • Mar 24, 2011
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March 24th, 2011
Russian Investigators Probe Roscosmos Workers for Glonass Loss

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The Russian Investigative Committee said on Tuesday it is probing workers at Russia’s Federal Space Agency, Roscosmos, for negligence that may have caused the loss of three Glonass-M satellites in December. The satellites, meant to conclude the formation of Russia’s Glonass navigation system, were lost when a Proton-M carrier rocket veered off course and crashed in the Pacific Ocean. “According to a preliminary investigation, Roscosmos workers equipped the carrier rocket with a new booster, which had not been thoroughly tested,” Roscosmos spokesman Vladimir Markin said. “The booster malfunctioned during the flight and deviated from the designated trajectory. The incident led to the loss of the satellites and cost the state 4.3 billion rubles ($152.2 million).” Read More