MOSCOW, April 23 – RIA Novosti. Egyptian satellite EgyptSat 2, made as part of an interstate contract with RSC “Energy”, April 14 refused to orbit, experts are trying to establish communication with the device, wrote on Thursday “Izvestia”.
EgyptSat-2 – Egypt’s second satellite, designed for remote sensing of the Earth with high spatial resolution was launched from Baikonur April 16, 2014. Developer and manufacturer of Egyptian spacecraft – RSC “Energia”.
newspaper, citing a source in the “Energy”, says that while early to write off the machine.“It is now trying to revive restarting on-board computer. However, the” rescue operation “lasts for a week and so far the results do not … loss of control over the spacecraft could be the result of actions of staff, manages the satellite,” – writes with reference to the source.
The publication added that the claimed active lifetime EgyptSat – 11 years, and the cost of the contract to build the satellite, terrestrial infrastructure management and staff training was $ 40 million.
In the RSC “Energy” declined to comment, as in the Russian Space Agency.
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