Russia Loses Contact With New Satellite Shortly After Takeoff
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Russian scientists lost contact with a new meteorological satellite just hours after launch on Tuesday, November 28, when it failed to reach its target orbit.The Meteor-M 2.1 craft was one of 19 satellites on board a rocket launched from the Vostochny cosmodrome, just the second launch at the new Russian spaceport, the Russian news agency TASS reported. Credit: YouTube/Roscosmos via Storyful