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Software Error Caused Soyuz/Galileo Failure

Posted by samzenpus on from the put-that-anywhere dept.

schwit1 writes An investigation into the recent failed Soyuz launch of the EU's Galileo satellites has found that the Russian Fregat upper stage fired correctly, but its software was programmed for the wrong orbit. From the article: "The failure of the European Union’s Galileo satellites to reach their intended orbital position was likely caused by software errors in the Fregat-MT rocket’s upper-stage, Russian newspaper Izvestia reported Thursday. 'The nonstandard operation of the integrated management system was likely caused by an error in the embedded software. As a result, the upper stage received an incorrect flight assignment, and, operating in full accordance with the embedded software, it has delivered the units to the wrong destination,' an unnamed source from Russian space Agency Roscosmos was quoted as saying by the newspaper."

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  1. In other news... by msauve · · Score: 5, Funny

    A software error in Russian GLONASS receivers has resulted in thousands of Russian troops innocently crossing the border into Ukraine.

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    1. Re:In other news... by rubycodez · · Score: 5, Funny

      two months ago software error in a 9M317 missile controlled by a BUK missile system rendered it unable to avoid being struck in midair by the careless pilot of Malaysian Airlines Fligh 17MH. Sadly, the missile was a total loss.

  2. Pfffft by Tablizer · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's not like it's rocket science to get it right

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  3. How many people... by R3d+M3rcury · · Score: 3, Funny

    How many people are going to be killed by C++ in the next decade?

    4.

    I always find the "how many people will be killed" / "how many people have to die before" statements can be answered with this number.

  4. Re:"Programmers" shouldn't write critical software by Type44Q · · Score: 4, Funny

    Your fears are not rational.

    Just because he's paranoid doesn't mean C++ isn't out to get him...

  5. Pun Error on Line 472 by Tablizer · · Score: 3, Funny

    They had trouble putin it in the right orbit

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