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ASTRA 1K De-orbited

Posted by michael on from the splashdown dept.

dda writes "Following the story about ASTRA 1K launch failure: Early this morning, it has been de-orbited over the pacific ocean, due to the rapid degradation of the satellite, coupled to the technical difficulties and risks associated with such a mission, according to the SES-ASTRA operator."

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  1. Re:In Soviet Russia... by presearch · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Yeah, I know the pattern. We all do by now.
    I was attempting to diffuse poor humor by not
    following the expected format, considering that Russia
    was actually relevant to the thread. Nyet!