- Russia put into orbit a satellite carried
by a converted ballistic missile launched from a submerged nuclear submarine,
the Russian navy said.
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- "The Northern Fleet on Friday at
10:50 pm went ahead with the launch of a scientific satellite Kompas-2
from the Barents Sea with the help of a Shtil launcher," a navy spokesman
said.
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- The launch was carried out from the submarine
Yekaterinburg commanded by Captain Sergei Rachug, he added.
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- The satellite will study atmospheric,
volcanic and seismic phenomena.
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- http://www.mosnews.com/news/2006/05/28/sublaunch.shtml
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