[FPSPACE] question...about Soviet satellites

[Geoff Richards]

2009/9/7 Peter Pesavento <pjp961 at svol.net>:
> Here’s a question for the assembled…
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This was the period when the Soviets were having a lot of trouble with
the Molniya launch vehicle, lots of planetary probes launched, but
limited success.  The worst case was a Mars launch on 24 Oct 1962.
During the burn of the fourth stage to leave LEO for Mars transfer,
the stage exploded.  24 fragments were catalogued.  This was the only
big explosion, but a couple of the Venus launches apparently broke
apart with 7 or 8 fragments each.

Geoff

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> During the years 1961 or 1962,  were there any Soviet launched satellites
> that exploded/ruptured in Earth orbit?  Not talking about launch failures
> here.
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> If anyone knows, please let me know.
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> Thanks.
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