Radio contact lost with SamSat satellite launched from Vostochny spaceport

The nanosatellite SamSat-218 that was placed into orbit during the first launch from Russia’s new Vostochny spaceport in the Far Eastern Amur region has failed to establish radio contact with the mission control, a source in the Russian rocket and space industry told TASS on Wednesday. "No radio contact with the satellite has been available since the launch time, most probably, because it failed to switch on after orbiting," the source said. According to him, a joint meeting of representatives of the Samara State Aerospace University and the Samara-based JSC Progress State Research and Production Space Rocket Center that created the spacecraft will be held on Wednesday. More

(Source: TASS - May 5)