Asiasat-3 ends up in useless orbit after kick stage failure
Launch of the Asiasat-3 satellite ended in failure last month when the kick stage of its Proton rocket failed in its second burn, leaving the Hughes-built geostationary satellite in a highly eccentric and inclined orbit. The first attempt Dec. 23 to launch the Proton carrying Asiasat-3 had to be...
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