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The Failure Review Oversight Board (FROB) convened by International Launch Services (ILS) has cleared the Proton Briz M to return to flight this summer, following its examination of test results and analysis regarding a redesigned engine component.
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Kazakhstan’s KazSat 1 communications satellite, which went out of control on 8 June following a computer glitch, likely is a total loss, Kazakh space officials said. They blamed the manufacturer’s “experimental” Yakhta platform for the failure.
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Experts from Russia’s Space Communications Company (RSCC) together with their colleagues from Kazakhstan’s national space communication centre will try to restart the systems of KazSat 1 with the purpose of restoring transmissions.
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The ballistic landing of Russia’s Soyuz TMA-11 capsule last month was caused by the failure of a pyrobolt, according to Anatoly Perminov, head of the Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos).
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Insurers are expecting losses of US$107 million as a result of the Ekspress AM22 malfunction, according to Dmitry Medvedchikov, head of the Russian Insurance Center.
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The members of the ILS Failure Review Oversight Board (FROB) have concluded two weeks of meetings in Moscow, and concurred with the Russian investigative commission on the cause of the recent Proton Briz M failure.
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The leak aboard Hispasat’s Amazonas 1 satellite has shortened the spacecraft’s life time more than previously expected, the satellite operator said according to a report.
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ESA officials confirmed that the recently launched GIOVE-B navigation test satellite had some problems shortly after launch which have meanwhile been resolved.
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