EarthWatch loses another satellite in a Russian launch failure

EarthWatch Inc. suffered another setback following launch on a Russian vehicle Monday, when the QuickBird 1 imaging satellite was lost after its Cosmos-3 rocket failed to place it in its proper orbit. The Longmont, Colo.-based commercial remote sensing company said the satellite was a total loss...

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