ESA launch into wrong orbit

[MartG]

It is being reported that the two satellites launched by ESA on a Soyuz yesterday have ended up in the wrong orbit. No details yet on how far off they are ( though it is thought the orbits cannot be corrected using onboard propulsion ), nor how the error occurred

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/two-gali...

[MartG]

More info - looks like the Fregat upper stage malfunctioned in some way

http://spaceflightnow.com/soyuz/vs09/140825board/#...