The Commission has established the cause of the Russian Space Agency launch failure Galileo – Interfax

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In the Commission departments to investigate the accident concluded that the failure of the upper stage “Fregat-MT” was due to a software error

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Moscow. August 28th. INTERFAX.RU – Commission to investigate the causes of the accident in deriving the Russian “Soyuz-ST-B” satellite Galileo, determined the basic version of events, reported Thursday ” News “referring to a source in the Federal Space Agency.

The Commission came to the conclusion that the failure of the upper stage “Fregat-MT”, because of which the spacecraft turned into an unplanned orbit, occurred due to incorrect operation of the control system, which was manufactured by the Moscow Federal State Unitary Enterprise ” Research and Production Center of Automatics and Instrument Academician Pilyugina “(NPTSAP).

According to a source publication in the Federal Space Agency, is likely to operate normally, the integrated management system is the result of an error in the software used on board. As a result, the upper stage got the wrong flight mission and, having worked in full compliance with the laid down a program delivered machines did not go where it was planned. The software for the control system are also developing in NPTSAP, said the source, “Izvestia”.

In NPTSAP did not comment on “News” this version of events, suggesting to ask for comments on September 2 when the work will appropriate specialist. In the United Rocket and Space Corporation (ACCD), responsible for the reform of the space industry, the newspaper said that the commission to investigate the causes of the accident working at an accelerated rate and the results will be announced in the near future.

Russian carrier rocket “Soyuz-ST-B” with the upper stage “Fregat” brought into space two Galileo navigation apparatus of the European Space Agency on 22 August. Missile launch took place at the Guiana Space Centre. Operator launch was the company Arianespace, which is the customer for the Russian side in terms of delivery and preparation for the launch of the carrier rocket “Soyuz” and the upper stage “Fregat”. Both devices at the scheduled time had been taken to manage the control center of the European Space Agency.

The next day it became known that the devices were lower than planned orbit. In Arianespace not reported, will it be possible to bring devices to the desired orbit using on-board engines.

In Lavochkin, which developed and manufactured the upper stage “Fregat”, “Interfax” reported that the satellites were in nonisobaric orbit due to an error in the upper stage.

Source “Interfax” in the space industry also expressed the view that the satellites are found to be lost, and Europe after the accident may refuse the use of Russian missiles “Soyuz- ST “to remove Galileo navigation satellites and start their run with your own missiles,” Ariane 5 “.