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Officials Deny Russia's Cosmos Satellite De-Orbited Over Breakdown
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Nov 21, 2006 Russian space officials dismissed media reports Monday that the Cosmos 2423 military satellite was de-orbited because its onboard equipment had broken down. Space Force spokesman Alexei Kuznetsov said the decision to de-orbit Cosmos was made because the spacecraft had completed its mission. The satellite was launched September 14, 2006, to provide imaging data for military as well as civilian purposes. It is part of the Russian Space Force's Orlets-1 Don photoreconnaissance program, in operation since 1989. Orlets-1 satellites rely on film to record images, so their lifespan rarely exceeds 60 days.
Source: RIA Novosti Related Links Orlets- 1 at Astronautix
Successful Trial For BNSC-funded Space Surveillance Project
London UK (SPX) Nov 09, 2006Better ways of tracking satellites and other space objects could come into force following the completion of a successful trial of a new space surveillance system in Cyprus. Eastbourne-based company Space Insight has been awarded a contract by the British National Space Centre (BNSC) to undertake this work, and has just returned from testing the system at a Ministry of Defence base on the island which has excellent night-time sky conditions. |
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