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Wednesday 29 December 2010

Officials sacked after the crash of a 3 Russian SATELLITES

Reuters
Sacked by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Russian officials with great space sector, after the crash 3 SATELLITES at sea this month. The aim of the Russian GLONASS system satellites to compete with GPS, which was established by the United States and known as the (G. P. S) represents an important project for the Kremlin.
The Commission of inquiry to the three satellites of the system crashed because of the missile, which provide transportation to orbit the amount of excess fuel. A spokeswoman for the Kremlin Viktor Rmishvski Vice-President of the Russian Space Agency "Roskosmos" and Vyacheslav Feelin Vice President "Energya" Russian rocket manufacturing sacked from their posts because of the error in the calculation of the amount of fuel.
Medvedev also drew a rebuke formally Natoli Perminov, the head "Roskosmos." The satellite that crashed was the last group of 24 satellites, Russia needs to complete deployment of the GLONASS system or global navigation system next year.



He described the Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin that GLONASS is of strategic importance to help achieve technological independence and the Russian stimulate local production of consumer devices such as smart phones and navigation systems via satellite. The experts estimated that the crash would cost Russia 5 billion rubles ($ 160 million) and disrupts the GLONASS system for six months. The newspaper (Vedomosti) Russian specialized in the affairs of the business by ensuring that there is only 5% of the value of the satellite. 

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