The quality of the technical control in the manufacture of carrier rockets “Proton-M” is not enough, which may cause the failed launch of the Mexican communications satellite “MeksSat-1″, a source told TASS in the space industry.
He said the preliminary cause of the accident – the failure of the third stage of the rocket engines.
«Engines, so to speak,” old “, although, of course, checked before starting. But to figure out how they were two years ago, they have been made. Naturally, representatives of Roscosmos Commission will work on company-producers. Obviously, there are shortcomings in the quality control in the production, which could miss some shortcomings. It is necessary to check the entire production chain and see how to comply with applicable regulations, “- said the representative of the space industry.
Earlier reports , that the third stage, upper stage rocket” Proton-M “communications satellite and is almost completely burned in the atmosphere.
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