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File Photo: A Russian military spacecraft is seen after been jettisoned from a Progress - Credit: RKK Energia. Source Mark Wade's Encyclopedia Astronautica
Russian Satellites See No Impact From Solar Activity
 Moscow (Interfax) June 15, 2000 - The sharp increase in solar activity which is being registered at the moment has not influenced the control of Russian satellites, the Russian Defense Ministry's Main center for spaceship testing and control has told Interfax.

All the satellites are functioning well and responding to signals from the Earth. They are oriented properly and give all necessary information. The space vehicles on the geo-stationary orbit are providing telecommunications services without any faults.

The mission control center of the Russian Mir space station has also reported they have not experienced any troubles with control of the orbital system.

Contact with the crew of the 28th mission Sergei Zaletin and Alexander Kaleri is stable, and the astronauts are working according to plan and preparing to return home.

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 Solarstorms Impact China's Telecom Services
 by Wei Long
 Beijing - June 15, 2000 - The recent series of eruptions on the Sun have affected telecommunication services in China, the official Xinhua News Agency disclosed yesterday (June 12).

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