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The rocket launch was successful
Launched in the United States, the Cygnus spacecraft will deliver 3.6 tons of payload to the International Space Station.
In the United States, on the night of Saturday, October 3, the successful launch of the Antares rocket took place, assembled with the participation of specialists from the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau of Ukraine. According to NASA, the Cygnus spacecraft will deliver 3.6 tons of payload to the International Space Station.
The launch was carried out from the Wallops Island Space Center, Virginia.
The Ukrainian Embassy in the United States clarified that a team of specialists from Ukrainian space companies arrived in the United States to timely prepare the rocket for launch in April.
“This year, preparing the rocket for launch, which always takes place in the United States, was accompanied by additional challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions on international travel. And today we saw the practical result of working together. Ukrainian-American, with the help of a launch vehicle. ” noted in the diplomatic institution.
At the same time, the American company SpaceX canceled the launch of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle with the GPS III satellite 2 seconds before launch. Details and reasons have not yet been reported. There will be no new launch attempt today, SpaceX said.
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