Customer satisfied SWARM satellites starting with the use of "Briz-KM" - RIA Novosti

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MOSCOW, November 23 – RIA Novosti. The European Space Agency (ESA) is completely satisfied with the quality of the launch of three satellites SWARM on a Russian launcher “rumble” using booster “Briz-KM” , told RIA Novosti the head of the ESA Moscow Rene Pischel.

“With the spacecraft maintained a stable relationship. Everything you need at the moment avionics function normally, which may indicate that the satellites are in the correct orbital position,” – he said.

Earlier, some media reported that the upper stage “Breeze-KM” after separating from him SWARM spacecraft could not leave the desired orbit, which can lead to the fact that “razgonnik” turned into “debris” may threaten existing spacecraft.

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