Molniya-1T satellite burns up in Earth’s atmosphere
April 9th, 2012 by
Fragments of a defunct Russian Moliya-1T military communication satellite fell into the Pacific Ocean, Roskosmos said.
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Express MD2 ground tests continue
April 9th, 2012 by
Khrunichev announced that the Ekspress MD2 satellite it is building currently is at the Radiofizika OAO (Joint Stock Company) Test Facility. The spacecraft is being tested for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and the performance of the onboard RF system (ORFS) is being measured in an anechoic chamber.
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Russia Plans to send satellite to asteroid Apophis
April 9th, 2012 by
Russia plans to send a satellite with a radio beacon to near-Earth asteroid 99942 Apophis to examine the likelihood of its collision with Earth, the country’s Academy of Sciences said in a report.
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