RFE/RL Security Watch Vol. 2, No. 19, 14 May 2001
MILITARY LOSES CONTACT WITH ITS SATELLITES. A fire in the Kaluga command center has interrupted the Russian Defense Ministry's Space Forces communications with its "Oko" early warning military satellites, RTR reported on 11 May. Space troops commander Anatolii Perminov told NTV television that the loss of control was temporary and the fire damage insignificant, but Emergency Situations Minister Sergei Shoigu said the fire had lasted at least 12 hours and made the restoration of full control over the satellites impossible.
(Compiled by Victor Yasmann)
Copyright (c) 2001. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington DC 20036. http://www.rferl.org
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