Breaking News | Additional cubesats on July 14 Soyuz flight are unresponsive

September 1, 2017 View this email in your browser Additional cubesats on July 14 Soyuz flight are unresponsive Debra Werner — At least eight of the nine cubesats sent by the Russian Soyuz 2.1a rocket into a 600-kilometer orbit July 14 alongside a larger spacecraft, the Kanopus-V-IK Russian Earth-imaging satellite, are not responding to commands from their operators. Three GeoOptics Cicero GPS radio-occultation satellites sent into that orbit are not functioning, according to a source who insisted on anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the program. GeoOptics declined to comment based on a company policy not to confirm the status of individual satellites or launches. In addition, the UTE-UESOR cubesat built cooperatively by Ecuador's Equinoctial Technological University and the State University of Southwest Russia (UESOR) is not responding, Fausto Rodrigo Freire Carrera, UESOR representative in Ecuador, said by email. See Full Story Sponsored by Delivering Affordable, Intelligent Solutions: Honeywell has unequalled expertise in developing and manufacturing hardware and systems to meet the high performance demands of space missions. We are helping to create the next generation of space flight excellence. Copyright © 2017 SpaceNews Inc., All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: SpaceNews Inc. 1414 Prince St, Suite 204 Alexandria, VA 22314