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A spokesperson is quoted as telling Russian news agency Itar-Tass:

“We currently receive telemetric data from Foton, however, we cannot transmit commands from the Earth to the satellite so far, that is we have only one-way connection. Experts are now trying to restore the communication.”

As well as the geckos, the satellite is carrying numerous plants and insects as part of the biological experiments.