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Russia gives up GEO-IK-2

Submit on Tuesday, June 28th, 2011 22:57

Russian Space Forces have declared the GEO-IK-2 satellite a total loss. The spacecraft ended up in a useless orbit after launch aboard a Rokot/Briz-KM in February 2011.
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