MILITARY LOSES CONTACT WITH ITS SATELLITES. A fire in the Kaluga
command center has interrupted the Russian Defense Ministry's
Space Forces communications with its "Oko" early warning
military satellites, RTR reported on 11 May. Space troops
commander Anatolii Perminov told NTV television that the loss of
control was temporary and the fire damage insignificant, but
Emergency Situations Minister Sergei Shoigu said the fire had
lasted at least 12 hours and made the restoration of full
control over the satellites impossible. (Compiled by Victor Yasmann)
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