Satellite News

No additional official news have emerged regarding the failed launch of Chinas experimental SJ 11-04 satellite aboard a Chang Zheng 2C so far. Speculation in Internet fora points to a second stage failure.

Russia’s Ekspress AM4 satellite has (at best) ended up in a lower-than-expected orbit after an apparent failure of the Proton-M rocket’s Briz-M upper stage. At the time of this writing, no details were available regarding the satellite’s status.
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China’s experimental satellite SJ-11-04 [ Shi Jian 11-04], which was launched by a Chang Zheng 2C rocket 18 August, failed to enter the designated orbit due to a malfunction of the rocket, Xinhua reported.
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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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Attempts to deploy the stuck west antenna reflector aboard Intelsat’s New Dawn have so far been unsuccessful.
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