Russia's 2020 satellite launch programme hit by production halt: Roscosmos

[March 30, 2020]    MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's space agency Roscosmos said on Friday it would have to adjust its 2020 launch programme because of a halt in satellite production in Europe, amid the coronavirus outbreak.

The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, will hold several meetings to discuss the adjustments via video on Friday and Saturday, the agency said in a statement.

(Reporting by Maria Kiselyova, Writing by Alexander Marrow; Editing by Mark Potter)

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