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Russian reconnaissance satellite re-enters atmosphere

December 9, 2015 Stephen Clark

A Russian satellite burned up in Earth’s atmosphere Tuesday, less than three days after it failed to deploy from its rocket after reaching orbit, according to tracking data released by the U.S. military.

Russian military satellites orbited by stripped-down Soyuz rocket

December 6, 2015 Stephen Clark

A Russian satellite reportedly designed to track enemy submarines and a spacecraft to help calibrate ground-based military radars lifted off Saturday aboard a modified Soyuz rocket, but one of the payloads apparently failed to deploy from the launcher’s upper stage, according to Russian media.