Cosmos 1402 satellite out of control

Title

Cosmos 1402 satellite out of control

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:03:00

Description

Report on the Soviet satellite Cosmos 1402, containing radioactive material, being found to be out of control and on possible crash landing at unpredictable location. US Staff Sergeant Ed Rascoe briefs the press. Amateur astronomer Geoff Perry of Kettering Boys School comments- he was first to notice the problems. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Ed Rascoe; Geoff Perry

Keywords

USSR; Space; Aerospace engineering; Artificial satellites; Earth (planet); Satellites; Radioactive pollution

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