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| Skynet military launch delayed | Skynet military launch delayed |
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| The launch of the UK's Skynet 5B military communications satellite from French Guiana has been delayed. | The launch of the UK's Skynet 5B military communications satellite from French Guiana has been delayed. |
| The spacecraft's Ariane rocket has developed an electronic problem with its solid fuel boosters and will be rolled back to its inspection shed. | The spacecraft's Ariane rocket has developed an electronic problem with its solid fuel boosters and will be rolled back to its inspection shed. |
| The flight, originally timed for Friday night, is not now expected to take place until Monday at the earliest. | The flight, originally timed for Friday night, is not now expected to take place until Monday at the earliest. |
| The £3.6bn Skynet project is designed to give British commanders access to more information, much faster. | The £3.6bn Skynet project is designed to give British commanders access to more information, much faster. |
| "We tried to understand what's going on [in the electronic equipment] but unfortunately we did not succeed," explained Jean-Yves Le Gall from Arianespace, the company which runs the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana. | |
| "We are now taking the launch vehicle back to the Final Assembly Building where we will investigate the equipment and replace it." |