The third stage shut down 80 seconds too early
Avi Blizovsky
The heads of the European space program began to analyze the data after a new generation Ariane 5 rocket placed two satellites in the wrong orbit after being launched from French Guiana.
After a normal launch on Thursday, the rocket's upper stage shut down 80 seconds too early. said officials at France's Ariane, the company launching the missiles. According to Him, it is too early to assess whether it will be possible to use the satellites.
The space experts say that the life span of the satellites will be much shorter, even if they reach their orbit, and this is due to the waste of fuel they will cause when they reach orbit.
This is the experimental communication satellite Artemis of the European Space Agency, and the Japanese satellite BSAT-2B intended for direct television broadcasts.
Barian say that the reason for the early closure will be examined by a team of researchers appointed next week, and will report the findings by the end of August.
The failed launch caused debate about the reliability of the new Ariane 5 missile which failed 10 times.
His first launch in 1996 ended in failure seconds after launch. A year later, the second rocket in the series placed a satellite in the wrong orbit. Ariane 5 is supposed to replace the Ariane 4 series of missiles which have so far demonstrated a reliability of 97 percent. There are 12 more Ariane 4 rockets scheduled to be launched by 2003.
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