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Intelsat 27 lost in botched Zenit 3SL launch

Submit on Friday, February 1st, 2013 22:59

Sea Launch AG announced that approximately 40 seconds after lift-off of the launch of the Intelsat 27 spacecraft aboard a Zenit 3SL, all telemetry was lost indicating a loss of mission. The spacecraft, built by Boeing Space & Intelligence Systems, was launched on a Zenit-3SL launch vehicle from the equator on the ocean-based Odyssey launch platform, positioned at 154 degrees West longitude.

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