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Written question asked by Austin Mitchell (Labour) on Friday, 27 February 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 3 March 2015. It was answered by Greg Clark (Conservative) on Friday, 13 March 2015 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.


Galileo System

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2015 to Question 219924, what the nature of the launch anomaly was; and what the result of the full inquiry was.

Answer

The root cause of the launch anomaly that affected the 5th Galileo launch on 22 August 2014 was a design fault leading to a shortcoming in the system thermal analysis.

As a result of the inquiry the system thermal analyses were re-examined and the design fault corrected. The Inquiry Board recommended measures that would allow a return to flight for the Soyuz launch vehicle. The Commission now aims to resume Galileo launches shortly.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
225697
Session
2014-15
Related items
Galileo System
Monday, 16 February 2015
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Galileo system
Link
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