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JeffSFO (Photo Quality Screener & Founding Member) 02 Jul 13, 05:41

Lost control soon after liftoff--pretty hairy:

A Russian rocket exploded in a massive fireball late Monday (July 1), destroying three navigation satellites after a failed launch that appeared to veer out of control shortly after liftoff and crash back to Earth.

More info:

http://www.space.com/21806-russian-rocket-explodes-failed-launch.html

JLAmber (netAirspace ATC & Founding Member) 02 Jul 13, 12:02

So how much do three telecommunications satellites cost to replace?

Looks to me like one of the boosters failed, unbalancing the whole rocket.

A million great ideas...

Click Click D'oh (Photo Quality Screener & Founding Member) 02 Jul 13, 15:51

Do the Russians not use a range safety self destruct? That looked like a primary candidate once it started going sideways.

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