In Roskosmos started Commission to investigate the causes of the accident rocket “Proton-M” with the Mexican satellite on board, a source TASS. This is the first meeting. Just to clarify the circumstances of the crash may take up to a month.
Mexico to conduct its own investigation is not going to Minister of Communications and Transport of the country said that the risks of space launches have been known. The damage is insured. To create a telecommunications satellite, Mexico has spent $ 300 million, even 90 million – to launch from Baikonur.
Gerardo Esparza RUIZ
Minister of Communications and Transport MEXICO
«Mexico in this case, is very prudent, well, it is typical for this type of start-ups, insured 100% of the cost of the satellite. This means that the entire amount will be reimbursed to the government. And most importantly – what communication technologies and services that are more important than a single satellite, we have already worked out. And almost everything is ready for the next start-up, so that within a few months, we have put into orbit a new telecommunications apparatus that will fully cover all needs ».
How will put into orbit a new device, the minister did not elaborate. Flights Proton suspended until the reasons of the accident. It happened the day before, shortly after the launch of the carrier rocket. According to the Russian Federal Space Agency, with the Proton upper stage and the satellite burned up in the atmosphere. According to unofficial data, the basic version of today – the refusal of steering engines of the third stage. According to the source TASS, they were collected in 2013 and are considered old. The Russian Space Agency, according to him, saying a lack of quality control in the production and intend to check enterprise-producers.
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