Sea Launch Zenith 3SL rocket has exploded
SES NEW SKIES, an SES company regrets to announce the failure of the launch of NSS 8, the sixth satellite in the SES NEW SKIES fleet, onboard a Zenith 3SL launch vehicle, and the resulting total loss of the satellite.
"SES NEW SKIES is currently not in a position to comment on the possible causes of the mission failure and is awaiting the results of the official investigation which is in the p
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"NSS 8 was built by Boeing, with launch services from the Odyssey Platform in the equatorial Pacific provided by Sea Launch. The spacecraft was intended to operate at SES NEW SKIES orbital position of 57 degrees East to replace the existing NSS 703 satellite.
"The launch failure of NSS 8 means that NSS 703 will now stay at 57 degrees East in order to continue to serve existing customers until at least 2009.
"SES NEW SKIES has already initiated the construction of NSS 9 for launch in 2009 into the Pacific Ocean Region. NSS 9 is intended to free up NSS 5 which in turn will then be free to relocate to 57 degrees to replace NSS 703.
"The NSS 8 launch failure is thus not expected to have an impact on existing customers or revenues." Less..
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Bummer!
Posted Oct-11-2007 by "Combat Medic" (R)
Oh, is that what she says? I was wondering, it did sound a little like 'going orbital'. But yea a little funny...Im suprised no one said 'We have a malfunction of the vehicle' or some shit...
Posted Oct-12-2007 by "Mons" (R)
Babe, I'll go inertial with you my euro-hottie!
Bwaaaah haaaah haaah haaah!
Posted Aug-26-2008 by "macclad3" (R)