Automation has canceled the launch of a rocket “Soyuz 2.1b” from Baikonur – RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, March 13 – RIA Novosti Automation gave a retreat during the launch of the carrier rocket “Soyuz 2.1b” from the Baikonur cosmodrome on 12 March rocket launch rescheduled for Sunday pre

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launch vehicle “Soyuz 2.1b” was the evening of March 12 to launch remote sensing satellite (ERS) “Resurs-p” №3, but the automatic start system gave the all-clear to start the implementation. Roscosmos said that the missile launch pre postponed to March 13, and the emergency situation must not affect the schedule of launches from Baikonur.

According to a source in the space industry, automation worked before the start of the rocket engines.

Automation gave the all clear

“During the launch of the carrier rocket Soyuz-2.1b spacecraft remote sensing” Resurs-p “number 3 was an automatic engine shutdown Running stopped, the reasons are found out.” – He told RIA Novosti on Saturday, the representative of the Russian Federal Space Agency.

He added that the launch of the “Union” is transferred to the backup date -. March 13

According to the Academy of Cosmonautics member of the Tsiolkovsky Andrew Ionina in the automatic cancellation of the missile launch is nothing wrong with this type of situation in space happen quite often.

“engines are tested for traction, which is insufficient to ensure that the missile broke away from the table. that is, even after starting the engine can hang run. All of this is normal, nothing wrong this is not “-., son of John told

member of the Russian Academy of cosmonautics Tsiolkovsky Alexander Zheleznyakov noted that at the moment to talk about the reasons for canceling the launch impossible

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“If this sensor fails, something else, then, perhaps, a couple of days a backup date of the new attempt will be made. If the cause is serious, then, of course, will have to drain the fuel, shoot a rocket at the launch pad and to understand what happened there. But for reasons yet to say impossible, “- said the expert

Other launches will take place according to plan

Roskosmos has no plans to carry other launches from Baikonur planned for March

..” Changes in the schedule other launches scheduled in March, is not planned, “- said the Russian space Agency.

Thus, the launch of the spacecraft of the Russian-European mission ExoMars-2016 with the help of the carrier rocket” Proton-M “to be held March 14 . Start carrier rocket “Soyuz-FG” with manned spacecraft “Soyuz TMA-20M”, which will deliver a new crew to the ISS, planned for March 19.