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Ariane flight VV17 was lost earlier in the week due to a likely wiring fault. Two spacecraft were destroyed in the mishap:
SEOSAT-Ingenio for ESA and TARANIS for the French space agency, CNES
First indications are that a wiring harness was connected up backwards so the final stage thrusters fired the wrong way when activated (!)
SEOSAT-Ingenio for ESA and TARANIS for the French space agency, CNES
First indications are that a wiring harness was connected up backwards so the final stage thrusters fired the wrong way when activated (!)