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Russian rocket carrying U.S. satellite plunges into Pacific Ocean 40 seconds after launch
The Daily Mail/Mail Online
Martin Robinson
2/1/2013
Excerpt:
The launch of a Russian rocket carrying an American communications satellite ended in disaster today after it plunged into the sea 40 seconds after blast-off. - (bold, underline and color emphasis added)
Grainy footage of the launch being streamed online was cut shortly after 6.56am GMT when the space-bound vessel got into trouble.
The Swiss-based Sea Launch company sent up their Zenit-3SL rocket from the Odyssey Launch Platform in the Pacific Ocean on Friday.
However, the vessel – along with its Intelsat 27 telecommunications satellite inside - suffered a failure during the first stage of its flight.
It is claimed the rocket’s engines shut off stopped automatically because its trajectory was wrong.
Odyssey sits on the equator and is a launch pad made from a converted oil rig.
A team control its flight from a boat six kilometres away. A team is now searching for the downed rocket..
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View the complete article at:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ly-launch.html
The Daily Mail/Mail Online
Martin Robinson
2/1/2013
Excerpt:
The launch of a Russian rocket carrying an American communications satellite ended in disaster today after it plunged into the sea 40 seconds after blast-off. - (bold, underline and color emphasis added)
Grainy footage of the launch being streamed online was cut shortly after 6.56am GMT when the space-bound vessel got into trouble.
The Swiss-based Sea Launch company sent up their Zenit-3SL rocket from the Odyssey Launch Platform in the Pacific Ocean on Friday.
However, the vessel – along with its Intelsat 27 telecommunications satellite inside - suffered a failure during the first stage of its flight.
It is claimed the rocket’s engines shut off stopped automatically because its trajectory was wrong.
Odyssey sits on the equator and is a launch pad made from a converted oil rig.
A team control its flight from a boat six kilometres away. A team is now searching for the downed rocket..
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View the complete article at:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ly-launch.html