The US denied the failure of the Phobos-Grunt train

A US State Department spokesman denied that the failed launch of Russia's Phobos-Grunt probe was caused by a powerful electromagnetic wave emitted by an American radar.

'We learned from Russian media that foreign forces could be behind some failed Russian spacecraft and satellite launches recently , ' said RiaNovosti. cited by Mr. Jamie Mannina, spokesperson for the US State Department. 'However, we do not believe in the truthfulness of this information.'

Pictures of Russian spacecraft Phobos-Grunt

Mr. Jamie Mannina revealed that US experts also responded to requests from the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and helped the Russian side in an effort to establish contact with the Phobos-Grunt probe. During the time it was stuck in Earth orbit.

'The United States has partnered with Russia and other countries in an effort to control the orbit of the Phobos-Grunt probe, trying to control this probe into the Earth's atmosphere in a desired trajectory, but failed , "spokesman Jamie Mannina said.

Earlier this week, director of Roscosmos, Vladimir Popovkin said a Russian government committee will check for errors in the production process and test the Phobos-Grunt probe because they think this could be The main reason for the failure of the launch of the Phobos-Grunt probe.

Besides, Roscosmos also asked experts of the US Space Agency (NASA) to cooperate in conducting tests to see if the Phobos-Grunt probe was affected by US radar.

The Phobos-Grunt probe, one of Russia's most ambitious space exploration missions, was launched on November 9, 2011, but was trapped in Earth orbit after being separated from the rocket. Phobos-Grunt has been wandering on Earth orbit for more than two months, before falling to the Pacific on January 15.