Palapa D in useless orbit after failure of Chinese launcher
Submit on Tuesday, September 1st, 2009 05:59
Indonesia’s Palapa D satellite was stranded in a lower-than-desired orbit after the failure of the Chang Zheng 3B launch vehicle’s third stage. The satellite itself is well, but it seems unlikely it could be salvaged.
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