Soyuz launch of commercial comsat delayed
Posted: Sat, Aug 13, 2005, 10:11 AM ET (1411 GMT)
The launch of an American communications satellite on a Soyuz booster was scrubbed at the last moment Friday night because of a glitch with the rocket's telemetry system. The Soyuz-Fregat was scheduled to launch the Galaxy 14 communications satellite shortly before 7:30 pm EDT (2330 GMT) Friday night from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, but the launch was scrubbed 30 seconds before launch when a telemetry problem with the Soyuz's second stage developed. The launch has been rescheduled for 7:28 pm EDT (2338 GMT) Saturday. Galaxy 14 is an Orbital Sciences-built communications satellite for PanAmSat, carrying a payload of C-band transponders. The satellite was originally planned for launch on an Ariane 5, but was moved to Soyuz to better meet PanAmSat's schedule.
The launch of an American communications satellite on a Soyuz booster was scrubbed at the last moment Friday night because of a glitch with the rocket's telemetry system. The Soyuz-Fregat was scheduled to launch the Galaxy 14 communications satellite shortly before 7:30 pm EDT (2330 GMT) Friday night from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, but the launch was scrubbed 30 seconds before launch when a telemetry problem with the Soyuz's second stage developed. The launch has been rescheduled for 7:28 pm EDT (2338 GMT) Saturday. Galaxy 14 is an Orbital Sciences-built communications satellite for PanAmSat, carrying a payload of C-band transponders. The satellite was originally planned for launch on an Ariane 5, but was moved to Soyuz to better meet PanAmSat's schedule.
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