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Koronas-Foton silent after problems with power supply

Submit on Monday, December 14th, 2009 05:59

The scientific payload aboard Russia’s solar research satellite Koronas-Foton was switched off owing to power supply problems on 1 December, Novosti news agency reported. Contact with the spacecraft was subsequently lost, and chances of a recovery are said to be slim.

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