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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
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency