Starsem's Fregat works in first flight test, but inflatable RV lost

A re-ignitable upper stage developed by the Franco-Russian Starsem launch services venture for constellation replenishment and other launches performed as planned on its first flight yesterday, but an inflatable reentry vehicle developed by the European Space Agency with Russian technology was lost...

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