U.S., Russian trackers dispute Mars 96 reentry sequence
Russian space officials have concluded that the Mars 96 probe separated from its Block D2 kick stage as planned, but fell into the Pacific after a few orbits Saturday because the kick stage had not boosted it into its proper intermediate orbit before the separation. However, the U.S. Space Command...
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