SATELLITE MISHAP
July 1st, 2001
Keith NuthallTHE EUROPEAN Space Agency has been battling to save face after the launch of its most sophisticated navigation and mobile communications satellite went wrong, sending Artemis into an unplanned orbit that would prevent its auto-related technology from working properly.After take-off last week, a malfunction developed within the upper stage of the Ariane 5 launcher, stranding Artemis "in a lower than expected orbit," said ESA. As a result, controllers of the spacecraft in French Guyana have put the satellite into a safe sun-pointing position, while ...
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