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Russia lost GEO-IK-2 satellite

Moscow, Russia - Maybe due to Rockot launcher

Russia has lost GEO-IK-2 geodetic satellite, created to provide a three-dimensional map of Earth and a report on the movements of tectonic plates, thus helping the Russian armed forces to check the locations of some targets. The military satellite was launched on Tuesday, February 1, 2011, from the Plesetsk space center, central Russia, on board Rockot (also transliterated Rokot) rocket carrier;...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1125426
Rome, Italy, 02/03/2011 14:32
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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