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Russia Launches, Loses, Finds Military Satellite

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the found-in-sofa-cushions dept.

eldavojohn writes "According to Interfax reports, a GEO-IK-2 spacecraft launched yesterday from Plesetsk went missing hours after launch. Its intended purpose is to measure specific curvature of the Earth to aid Russia's military in building excellent 3D maps. Early today, Russia announced that they found it, but unfortunately it's in the wrong orbit. China's state media called the launch 'successful.' Reuters reminds us of a GLONASS mishap, which resulted in Medvedev firing two top space officials."

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  1. Re:Measurements by msauve · · Score: 4, Informative

    Russia never used imperial units ("imperial" normally meaning customary British imperial), and the traditional Russian units (arshins, etc.) haven't been used for a long time. The Soviets went metric in 1924.

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  2. It's not their fault by dremon · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Blessing just didn't work

  3. Re:Technological independence by mangu · · Score: 3, Funny

    did someone else launch a natural satellite?

    Yes

  4. Re:Technological independence by TheRaven64 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I think the new-look Slashdot may be messing up threads. Are you talking about the USSR or the USA?

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