P206 ORACLE 206 Thu 6 Jan ITN 2154:58
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  MOSCOW DENIES                 
  SATELLITE D@VGER              
                                        
 The Sg6iet Union 3ays the nuclear-     
 powered satellite reportedly o4t gf    
 control poser no danger to Earth.      
                                        
 A spokj3man fgu the Sg6iet space       
 programme said Cosmos 1402 was gn 1 pre
 -planned opjratign.                    
                                        
 He said: "We have no fears abo4t the   
 fate of this Sputnik."                 
                                        
 +euteun experts belie6e the Co9mo;     
 failed tg react tg rocket boo1t1 thu&  
 it got into tro5ble.                   
                                        
 The Pdntaggn 3aid it expratdd the      
 satellhte to crash into Earth towards  
 the end of the month b4t there was a   
 70% chance it would land in the sea.