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November 14, 2012
Spatial linkages Control Center for flights with Russian satellites are interrupted due to a cable break.
Operations undocking of a Soyuz spacecraft could be disrupted by the incident (photo: Space ISS)
Russia has lost touch with its satellites and can send commands to the International Space Station due to a cable break in the Moscow region, said Wednesday industry sources cited by the space agencies of Russia.
"A cable was broken, and the flight control center (Tsoup near Moscow, ed) is a private communication," said one of the sources to the Interfax news agency.
"Our specialists have the possibility to remotely control civilian satellites or the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) crew and they are able to communicate with him, but can not send commands to the Russian segment" , said a source indicated to the public agency, Ria Novosti.
Impact
A source quoted by the same agency also said that this incident could have prevented the preparation of a Soyuz undocking must return to Earth three crew members of the ISS, scheduled for November 19.
The Russian space agency Roscosmos has required much more reassuring, saying that "redistribution" means ground control was underway.
"The failure of a cable at work (the Moscow region) does not affect the functioning of the Russian spacecraft and the International Space Station," said Alexei Kuznetsov, a head of Roscosmos, Interfax .
Image, Text, Credits: AFP / Space ISS / Translation: Orbiter.ch.
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