Russia’s Soyuz 2-1v rocket blasted off at 1409 GMT (9:09 a.m. EST) Saturday from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia. Credit: Russian Ministry of Defense
SpaceFlight Now: New Russian military satellite declared lost
A Russian defense payload built to monitor maritime activity, and possibly track the movements of submarines, is stuck to the upper stage of its rocket after launching Saturday from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, multiple Russian news agencies reported.
The Kanopus ST spacecraft is still attached to the Volga upper stage of a modified Soyuz rocket that was supposed to deploy the satellite into a circular sun-synchronous orbit nearly 700 kilometers (435 miles) above Earth, and experts said Monday the craft is heading for a destructive re-entry within a few days.
Russia’s Tass news agency and the Kommersant newspaper reported the satellite could not be separated from the Volga upper stage, which made its second flight Saturday after a successful debut in 2013.
More News On Reports Of A New Russian Military Satellite Malfunctioning After Launch
Russia's Failed Military Satellite to Burn Up in Atmosphere -- Moscow Times
Russia loses a satellite in another setback to its space program -- FOX News
Russian military satellite lost after launch: agencies -- Reuters
Russian Military Satellite Suffers Launch Failure, Will Crash Soon -- Space.com
Russia loses 'super-satellite' -- News24
Russian Military Satellite Fails In Major Blow To Moscow's Federal Space Agency -- IBTimes
Russia loses advanced military satellite after launch: reports -- Phys.org
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