20.07.2006, 11:44 2660

Rocket Souyz -2 with satellite Metop returned

Baikonur. July 20. Kazakhstan Today – The rocket Souyz-2-1A with space vehicle Metop will be returned from launching pad to assembly-test case. Federal space Center Baikonur press secretary Oleg Urusov informed the agency.

"The decision of returning the rocket in connection with the technical problems has been accepted,” O. Urusov said.

As it was informed earlier, Souyz-2-1A rocket launch with space vehicle Metop was scheduled for July 17, however in connection with technical malfunction the launch was postponed for a day. The date of the rocket launch has not been indicated yet.

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