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BID : ANS-299.07
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Subj: Sea Launch To Come Ashore
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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 299.07 From AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD. October 26, 2003
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-299.07
Following the 10th successful Sea Launch mission on Sept. 30, the Sea
Launch Board of Directors met and resolved to go forward with plans to
offer launch services from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, in
addition to its sea-based launches at the Equator.
The new offering, Land Launch, is based on the collaboration of Sea
Launch Company and Space International Services (SIS), of Russia, to
meet the launch needs of commercial customers with medium weight
satellites.
Optimizing on heritage hardware, systems and expertise, the Land Launch
system will use a version of the Sea Launch Zenit-3SL rocket to lift
commercial satellites in the 2000-3500 kg range to geosynchronous
transfer orbit, and heavier payloads to inclined or lower orbits.
A two-stage configuration of the same rocket will also be available for
launching heavy payloads, or groups of payloads, to low Earth orbits.
Payloads and vehicles will be processed and launched from existing
Zenit facilities at the Baikonur launch site.
[ANS thanks Space Daily for the above information.]
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