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ESA lost the "Cryosat" satellite

Paris, France - It fell headlong in the Artic Ocean due to a failure to the Russian rocket carrier which carried it

Mission of the European "Cryosat" satellite, produced by ESA (European Space Agency) in order to monitor Artic condition for three years, failed. The launch of the Russian "Rokot" rocket carrier, happened from Plesetsk Base yesterday, did not enable to put its load into orbit as the second stage of the rocket would have experienced problems to its control system. The failure affected the mean in a...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 128610
Rome, Italy, 10/10/2005 14:23
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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