Massive telecom satellite blows up on launch

By at 9:03 am Wednesday, Jan 31

Mike Jensen says: "A commercial Sea Launch Zenit 3SL rocket disintegrated in a fiery catastrophe aboard its oceangoing platform Tuesday, destroying a sophisticated telecommunications satellite payload in a dramatic launch pad explosion reminiscent of the space program's early days."

Link | YouTube clip (Best part: the logo appears at the end of the video, as if the people behind this are very proud of the mishap)

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