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[b]Phobos-Grunt not considered lost yet[/b] The chances of establishing communication with the interplanetary probe Phobos-Grunt will continue until January 2012, when the craft is expected to enter Earth's atmosphere, Roscosmos chief Vladimir Popovkin said. "It will be continue orbiting until January," Popovkin told reporters at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. If Phobos-Grunt falls to Earth, it will burn in the atmosphere, he said. "There is not much chance that it will reach Earth," Popovkin said. Phobos-Grunt is carrying 7.5 tonnes of fuel, Popovkin said. "We have no doubt that it will explode when it enters the atmosphere," he said.
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