The refusal of the steering motor third stage rocket carrier “Proton-M” has a constructive, said Roscosmos. The most likely cause of the destruction was named attachment bearing turbo engine in the steering of the third stage of the rocket. Also report any revealed a number of inconsistencies in the quality management system.
abnormal situation, killing another rocket “Proton” with the Mexican communication satellite “MeksSat-1″, occurred in 08.56 Moscow time on 16 May for a moment before how the spacecraft with the upper stage “Breeze-M” was separated from the third stage.
In order Komarov, the developer Khrunichev rocket and its affiliates develop a plan of action to address the causes of the accident. The engines of the third stage has not been fully finalized, and the upper stage propulsion system actually did not start to work.
He explained that the problem is constructive and promised that the agency will take disciplinary and administrative measures in connection with the accident . Russian Space Agency has developed a program to modernize the rotor turbopump unit carrier rockets, which will include the replacement of material parts. Thus, the Russian spacecraft “Progress M-27M” launched to the ISS on April 28, was launched into the calculated orbit and was unable to dock to the ISS.
According to the press release, the Commission conducted an “analysis manufacturing process RN “Proton-M” and its components, the process of acceptance, transport, training and testing, and even telemetry and rocket-trajectory information ».
May 16 missile value of 1 billion rubles. burned in the atmosphere.
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