Hotbird 7
Hotbird-7
Mission
HotBird 7
SSTD involvement
Environmental testing
Subject
Communications
Main Objectives
For direct television and radio broadcast across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East
Launch date
11 Dec 2002
Contact person
Graham Toplis
Current phase
Destroyed during launch
Description
Less than 5 minutes into the launch V157 suffered a flight malfuncton which led to the launcher being blown up by the Range Safety Officer, and the Hotbird 7 and Stentor satellites were destroyed in the ensuing explosion.
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