It's not looking good for Russia's newest weather satellite,update Archives which was launched on Tuesday morning.
Roscosmos, Russia's space agency, released a statement after the launch of the Meteor-M polar-orbiting weather satellite along with 18 small payloads aboard an uncrewed Soyuz 2.1b rocket, saying that it had lost contact with the weather satellite, the main payload aboard.
SEE ALSO: SpaceX rocket comes in for a fiery but successful landing after launching satelliteWhile the rocket appeared to deliver its payloads to the correct intermediate orbit, according to Roscosmos, that's where the problems began.
"During the first planned communication session with the satellite, it was not possible to establish a connection due to its absence in the target orbit," Roscosmos said in the statement. "Currently, the information is being analyzed."
It's unclear exactly what happened to cause this possible failure, but according to Russian space reporter Anatoly Zak, a programming error may be to blame. Human error may have put the payloads in the wrong orbit.
The rocket was also carrying 18 other small satellites as secondary payloads, including some from the U.S.
Ten tiny, Earth-gazing Lemur-2 satellites from the San Francisco-based firm Spire were also part of the mission. Those satellites are designed to help the company track shipping and weather conditions around the world.
Other satellites aboard the Soyuz included the IDEA OSG payload, which is a prototype designed to help get rid of space junk in orbit, according to Space News.
The U.S. recently launched a new weather satellite of its own. The Joint Polar Satellite System-1 is a polar-orbiting weather satellite designed to aid in weather forecasting, disaster management, and search and rescue operations.
'The Last of Us' Season 2, episode 5: The spores are here!
Twelve Illustrated Dust Jackets
When Women Aren’t Angels
Celebrating Shithole Literature
Best Apple deal: Save $60 on the Apple Watch SE
Twelve Illustrated Dust Jackets
The Moment of the Houses
Staff Picks: Dorothy, Oz, and Arkansas
Put Me In, Coach!
Going Through Blanche DuBois’s Luggage
Whale Vomit Episode 5: Startup Monarchy
Falling in Love with an Empty Man: The Work of José Leonilson
Advice on Love from Nietzsche and Sartre
Postcards from the Propaganda Front by Spencer Bokat
How to Squeeze the Most Out of Your iPhone's Battery
Cooking with Naguib Mahfouz
The Night in My Hair: Henna and the Muslim Ban
The Art of Madness
NYT Strands hints, answers for May 18
Curry Lit: Writing Authentically About India
Alexandria OcasioOrlando Police did not renew surveillance partnership with AmazonI am emotionally attached to Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson doing Evanescence karaokeLobsters are terrifying immortal beings, sort ofStars pay tribute to 'Ghostbusters' director Ivan ReitmanInstagram on desktop is way better for being a creepAll the weirdest beauty trends 2018 has given us so far9 Twitter joke formats from 2018 that gotta goMichelle Wolf roasts Trump for not showing up to her White House dinner setThis Twitter thread of playful puppies is the closest we've come to absolute joy in 2018This moon blob meme was the one good thing on the internet this week'The Book of Boba Fett' review: Disney's Star Wars fan service is suffocating17 of Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's best Instagram posts from 2018 so farI am emotionally attached to Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson doing Evanescence karaoke"Severance" on Apple TV+ is an antiStars pay tribute to 'Ghostbusters' director Ivan Reitman'I Want You Back' review: Jenny Slate and Charlie Day do slowHBO Max's 'The Girl Before' review: Making a monster of minimalismThis Twitter thread of playful puppies is the closest we've come to absolute joy in 2018Oppo's Find X5 Pro is coming ahead of Mobile World Congress Street artist turns 'Rick and Morty' into commentary on the Isreali Nutella pasta is the fusion dessert you'll probably have an opinion about Giant red lightsaber flies by Sydney Opera House, thrilling 'Star Wars' fans Bill Gates tackles his next big problem: college dropouts Apple's Face ID could be coming to iPads next, report says Amazon has a new Prime deal for college students. Facebook announces $199 Oculus Go standalone VR headset Starbucks launches new season of short films about ordinary Americans doing extraordinary things You can get cakes with actual poppable pimples, and it's horrifyingly realistic 7 tips to bounce back from a bad performance review Clinton and Trump both had access to Facebook data. One jumped at it Cara Delevingne 'felt powerless' when Harvey Weinstein invited her to his hotel room Matt Damon on helping Harvey Weinstein squash allegations: 'I just wouldn’t do that' Horrifying New Yorker exposé sheds more light on disturbing Harvey Weinstein allegations Eminem just delivered an emotionally charged anti 15 Netflix hidden Soon you'll be able to charge your electric car at a Shell station in Manila George Clooney, Jennifer Lawrence speak out against Harvey Weinstein The energy at the Grace Hopper Celebration is enough to make you less cynical about tech Nintendo just filed a trademark for the Game Boy, and we're hyped
1.6742s , 10108.546875 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【update Archives】,Prosperous Times Information Network