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Goce's launch delay (3): the doors of the tower did not open
Plesetsk, Russia - Launch operations were stopped a few seconds before scheduled liftoff
"This afternoon, ESA’s Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) satellite was due to be launched by a Russian Rockot vehicle from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Northern Russia. However, the launch operations were stopped a few seconds before scheduled liftoff as the doors of the launch service tower did not open. Due to this anomaly, the tower was held in position and did n...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1101275
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency