A Russian Geo-IK-2 satellite launch failed “because of possible external electromagnetic interference from a sea-, land- or air-based source.” The satellite was launched by a rocket converted from a SS-19 intercontinental ballistic missile that apparently did its job sufficiently well, but an additional Briz-KM booster malfunctioned. Finally, the Geo-IK-2 was boosted to an abnormal 370 to 1,020 km elliptical orbit. The satellite’s solar batteries unfolded and contact was established, but it could not function properly.
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