The Crown does not dispute the findings of a Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) report into a train derailment which claimed three lives, an inquiry hearing has been told.
The three satellites aimed for a Sun-orbiting lookout one million miles from Earth, each on its own separate mission.
Awad Abdel Samad, 24, had claimed he acted in self defence when he killed Mohamed Abdi, 21, during an outbreak of violence in central London.
Chief Inspector Andrew Hughes, who was on duty in the Merseyside Police control room on the day, gave evidence at Liverpool Town Hall.