Expensive new U.S. spy satellite not working: sources
Reuters on Thursday found out from a U.S. defense official and another source familiar with the matter that an expensive experimental U.S. spy satellite launched last year has lost contact.
The official said the satellite has not been declared as a total lost yet and noted that some satellites had been recovered in similar situations in the past.
The other source said the satellite has been described as "a comprehensive failure."
U.S. officials are trying to reestablished contacts as the satellite carries new technologies that were to be tested.
The satellite appears to be launched on Dec. 14 on a Delta II rocket and Space.com has a count down page of that launch together with videos.
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