Chapter Arianespace called " the Union " and " Frigate " very reliable carriers

The CEO of French Corporation Arianespace Stephen Israel called the Russian Soyuz rocket And the unit for acceleration " Frigate " " very reliable carriers, despite the disastrous start of the European Galileo navigation satellites.
" The very General statistics launches And flights clearly testifies to the fact that the Soyuz rocket And the unit for acceleration " Frigate " is a reliable media ", - noted the Head of Arianespace, Recalling that since 2004 has been produced 137 launches Soyuz, Of which only two were unsuccessful. Of the 46 cases of application of the upper stage " Fregat " failure occurred in only one flight, said Israel, ITAR-TASS reported. Chapter Arianespace answered questions regarding the investigation of the reasons for the rejection of the 2 satellites of the Galileo project from the design orbit, which was at launch from Kourou in French Guiana in the last month of summer." The main thing now is not to try to figure out who is to blame - the Russian or the French side, and to find out the exact cause of the incident and find out what exactly should be done to re-start flights on a reliable basis, " drew attention to it." We immediately responded to the incident by creating an independent Commission of inquiry, which also includes Experts of the European Union. I hope that by the end of the month, the findings of this fee will allow us to find out what it was, " said Israel." The Commission's work takes place in cooperation with the Russian side, which I have the opportunity be characterized as normal, " - said the Head of Arianespace. Answering questions concerning the possible impact of the conflict in Ukraine And penalties on Russian launches of Soyuz from Kourou, Israel drew attention to the fact that At this time, the partners in this program are not affected by tensions "." Space is not subject to accept punishment. And this punishment would not be in anyone's interests, because the whole area of space research are closely interrelated - it is enough to recall that American astronauts have used the " Soyuz " for missions to the international space station, and on the American missiles " Atlas " is fitted with Russian engines. In this area there is a close interaction, And at this stage it is continuing in good conditions ", - noted he. Remember, starting August 22, start booster satellites was abnormal And devices Galileo was on the non-nominal orbit, where their use is impossible. Experts consider five versions of abnormal start: external influence on the headunit beyond the capabilities of the rocket engine of small thrust, the barrier nozzles of one Of the ligaments of the engine space debris, improper disclosure of solar panels one Of the spacecraft in the process of removing the headunit.

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