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Ekspress AM4 apparently found after botched launch

Submit on Friday, August 19th, 2011 22:59

The fate of Russia’s Ekspress AM4 satellite is still unclear after a Briz M upper stage failed to deploy it into geostationary transfer orbit. According to latest tracking data, the satellite has indeed separated from the upper stage, albeit in a lower than planned orbit.

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