UPDATES WITH REMARKS OF KREMLIN SPOKESMAN
By Diyar Guldogan
ANKARA (AA) – Moscow lost contact with a satellite after its launch from Russia's far east, the state space corporation said Tuesday.
A Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying several satellites lifted off from Vostochny Cosmodrome at 08.41 a.m. Moscow time (0541GMT), Roscosmos said in a statement.
“The launch mission is to deliver an Earth observation Meteor-M No. 2-1 satellite into the solar-synchronous orbit, ” it said.
The Roscosmos said it was not “possible ” to establish a connection due to satellite's absence in the target orbit during the first planned communication session.
“Currently, the information is being analyzed, ” it added.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow was not aware of the reasons for loss of contact with the satellite.
“I do not have information. I do not think there is detailed information on what exactly happened and for what reason, ” Peskov told reporters according to Russia's official news agency TASS.
Kremlin is waiting for reports from Roscosmos, Peskov added.
