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Reports: Russia Suspends Rocket Launches

Sunday, October 09, 2005 11:09:44 AM

This undated image provided by the European Space Agency (ESA) shows an artist's rendering of the launch of the CryoSat satellite from a Rokot vehicle. ESA confirmed on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2005, that the CryoSat satellite  had been lost due to a launch failure. A Russian Rokot booster launched the CryoSat satellite from Plesetsk, a launch site in the north of European Russia, Saturday night. The separation of the second stage from upper stage did not occur. Thus, the combined stack of the two stages and the CryoSat satellite fell into the Arctic Ocean officials said. The CryoSat satellite built by EADS Astrium for the European Space Agency was designed to study the Earth's ice fields. (AP Photo/Keystone, ESA) MOSCOW (AP) - Russia suspended launches of a rocket used in a failed mission to put a European satellite into orbit to map polar ice, news reports Sunday said.

The Rokot booster rocket will not be launched again pending the outcome of an investigation into Saturday's unsuccessful launch, state-run Rossiya television reported, citing the Russian space agency.

Space agency officials could not immediately be reached Sunday to confirm the report.


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