MOSCOW. Feb 4 (Interfax-AVN) - The recent power cuts at several installations of the Space Troops in the Kamchatka region did not lead to loss of control over the Russian orbital group, Lieutenant Colonel Vyacheslav Davidenko, chief of the Space Troops press service, told Interfax-Military News Agency on Monday.
"The power cuts did not break communication with spacecraft for a single minute, let alone control over them," Davidenko said.
The Kamchatenergo energy grid warned the troops beforehand about possible cuts of power supply to the Separate Control and Measuring Center in Kamchatka, which enabled the troops command to switch control over spacecraft to another center. Emergency measures were taken immediately after the power cut to activate reserve power sources such as diesel generators in order to maintain the center in working condition.
Davidenko admitted that if power had been cut during a communication period it could have resulted in the loss of a spacecraft worth millions of rubles.
According to Davidenko, the company's actions are a direct violation of the Russian president's decree and regulations of the Russian government.
Commenting on the statements that U.S. ground surveillance stations obtained information from Russian satellites made at the Moment Istiny (Moment of Truth) TV show on Sunday Davidenko said that it was impossible technically-wise. According to him, "the Space Troops command has no such facts."