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Sunday, February 03, 2013
Watch Russian rocket and payload fail 40 seconds after launch
On February 1, an unmanned Zenit-3SL rocket suffered engine failure just 40 seconds after liftoff from "Sea Launch," a floating platform in the Pacific owned and operated by an affiliate of Russia's RSC Energia space-hardware manufacturer.
The Russian and Ukrainian built rocket took Intelsat's IS-27 communications satellite - slated to replace Intelsat's Galaxy 11 and Intelsat 805 satellites - with it into the ocean.
Cause of the engine failure is unknown, but Sea Launch has promised a full enquiry is underway.
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