Sea Launch (opérateur de lancement)

BERN, Switzerland, May 31, 2011 – Sea Launch has resumed shipments of Zenit-3SL hardware in preparation for its return to launch operations in the third quarter of 2011. The two-stage Zenit-2S booster, manufactured by PO Yuzhmash of Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine and the Block-DM-SL manufactured by OAO Rocket and Space Corporation Energia of Moscow, Russian Federation departed the Port of Oktyabrsky on May 31, 2011 for transit to Sea Launch Home Port facilities in Long Beach, California where launch vehicle integration and combined operations take place.

Production oversight for the Zenit-3SL vehicle is carried out by Energia Logistics, with facilities in Moscow (“ELRF”) and Long Beach, California (“ELUS”). Energia Logistics' responsibilities focus on closely monitoring hardware production schedules with regular visits to contractor and subcontractor facilities alongside Sea Launch customers to verify and assure on-time delivery and performance.

“Sea Launch has ten Zenit-3SL's on order, covering requirements for missions # 31 through # 40 which will satisfy existing and future customer requirements for launches through the end of 2013” said Kjell Karlsen, President of Sea Launch. “We are very pleased with having achieved yet another important milestone towards the resumption of launch operations later this year”.

Bern, Switzerland – June 2, 2011 – Sea Launch AG will launch the Intelsat 18 (IS-18) communications satellite in the second half of 2011 under a contract with Intelsat, the world’s leading provider of fixed satellite services.

Built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, IS-18 is one of ten STAR GEO communications satellites ordered by Intelsat and will carry a C-band and a Ku-band payload and will be located in an orbital slot at 180 degrees East Longitude. IS-18 will have a launch mass of 3,200 kg (7,055 lb.) and is designed for 15 years of service. IS-18’s C-band payload will serve Eastern Asia, the Pacific and the Western United States and its Ku-band payload will serve French Polynesia, Eastern Australia and the United States.

The satellite will be lofted to an optimized geosynchronous transfer orbit using the reliable Zenit-3SLB vehicle launching from Site 45 at the Zenit Launch Complex located within the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

“We are most pleased that Intelsat came to Sea Launch to provide the launch solution for IS-18,” said Kjell Karlsen, president of Sea Launch. “This decision reflects our customer|s continued confidence in our renewed capabilities to provide quality launch services on schedule and with maximum flexibility.”

patchfree a écrit:Société à participation désormais majoritaire russe (Energia), Sea-Launch va relancer son activité en fin d'année avec le lancement d'Intelsat-18.

La fusée Zénit 2SL et le bloc DM-SL vont être acheminés vers Long-beach pour la prochaine campagne.

BERN, Switzerland, May 31, 2011 – Sea Launch has resumed shipments of Zenit-3SL hardware in preparation for its return to launch operations in the third quarter of 2011. The two-stage Zenit-2S booster, manufactured by PO Yuzhmash of Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine and the Block-DM-SL manufactured by OAO Rocket and Space Corporation Energia of Moscow, Russian Federation departed the Port of Oktyabrsky on May 31, 2011 for transit to Sea Launch Home Port facilities in Long Beach, California where launch vehicle integration and combined operations take place.

Production oversight for the Zenit-3SL vehicle is carried out by Energia Logistics, with facilities in Moscow (“ELRF”) and Long Beach, California (“ELUS”). Energia Logistics' responsibilities focus on closely monitoring hardware production schedules with regular visits to contractor and subcontractor facilities alongside Sea Launch customers to verify and assure on-time delivery and performance.

“Sea Launch has ten Zenit-3SL's on order, covering requirements for missions # 31 through # 40 which will satisfy existing and future customer requirements for launches through the end of 2013” said Kjell Karlsen, President of Sea Launch. “We are very pleased with having achieved yet another important milestone towards the resumption of launch operations later this year”.

Bern, Switzerland – June 2, 2011 – Sea Launch AG will launch the Intelsat 18 (IS-18) communications satellite in the second half of 2011 under a contract with Intelsat, the world’s leading provider of fixed satellite services.

Built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, IS-18 is one of ten STAR GEO communications satellites ordered by Intelsat and will carry a C-band and a Ku-band payload and will be located in an orbital slot at 180 degrees East Longitude. IS-18 will have a launch mass of 3,200 kg (7,055 lb.) and is designed for 15 years of service. IS-18’s C-band payload will serve Eastern Asia, the Pacific and the Western United States and its Ku-band payload will serve French Polynesia, Eastern Australia and the United States.

The satellite will be lofted to an optimized geosynchronous transfer orbit using the reliable Zenit-3SLB vehicle launching from Site 45 at the Zenit Launch Complex located within the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

“We are most pleased that Intelsat came to Sea Launch to provide the launch solution for IS-18,” said Kjell Karlsen, president of Sea Launch. “This decision reflects our customer|s continued confidence in our renewed capabilities to provide quality launch services on schedule and with maximum flexibility.”

montmein69 a écrit:L'info avait été donnée ici :
http://www.forum-conquete-spatiale.fr/t8215p60-sea-launch-en-faillite#240799

Ouvrir un nouveau FIL se justifie bien avec cette résurrection et l'annonce d'une mission, mais dans quelle partie du forum ? Avec le nouveau statut de Sea-Launch ...est-on à présent dans le cadre du programme russe ou encore dans celui des "sociétés privées" ?

Yantar a écrit:Malgré que Krunitchev soit devenu l'actionnaire principal

Yantar a écrit:Et pour rajouter mon petit grain de sel :blbl: Malgré que Krunitchev soit devenu l'actionnaire principal, Sea-Launch reste régie par les lois américaines. D'ailleurs le siège social de la société reste en Californie. (A moins que ça ait changé depuis mais je ne pense pas)

patchfree a écrit:Apparemment le siège social est en Suisse...

nikolai39 a écrit:Energuia, pas Khrounitchev ! :D

patchfree a écrit:
Apparemment le siège social est en Suisse...

About Sea Launch AG
Sea Launch AG, headquartered in Bern, Switzerland, provides corporate sales, marketing, contracting and management for launch services based on the highly-proven and reliable Zenit-3SL launch system. The Sea Launch system has flown 30 missions, providing diversity of supply, affordability and flexibility for the industry’s satellite operators.

BERN, Switzerland, May 31, 2011 – Sea Launch has resumed shipments of Zenit-3SL hardware in preparation for its return to launch operations in the third quarter of 2011. The two-stage Zenit-2S booster, manufactured by PO Yuzhmash of Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine and the Block-DM-SL manufactured by OAO Rocket and Space Corporation Energia of Moscow, Russian Federation departed the Port of Oktyabrsky on May 31, 2011 for transit to Sea Launch Home Port facilities in Long Beach, California where launch vehicle integration and combined operations take place.

Production oversight for the Zenit-3SL vehicle is carried out by Energia Logistics, with facilities in Moscow (“ELRF”) and Long Beach, California (“ELUS”). Energia Logistics' responsibilities focus on closely monitoring hardware production schedules with regular visits to contractor and subcontractor facilities alongside Sea Launch customers to verify and assure on-time delivery and performance.

“Sea Launch has ten Zenit-3SL's on order, covering requirements for missions # 31 through # 40 which will satisfy existing and future customer requirements for launches through the end of 2013” said Kjell Karlsen, President of Sea Launch. “We are very pleased with having achieved yet another important milestone towards the resumption of launch operations later this year”.

ten Zenit-3SL's on order, covering requirements for missions # 31 through # 40 which will satisfy existing and future customer requirements for launches through the end of 2013”

The company was reorganized last year, and Russia’s Energia Overseas Ltd, a subsidiary of the Energia Corporation, acquired 95% in Sea Launch. Boeing has 3%, and the Norwegian shipbuilder Aker Solutions has 2%.

BERN, Switzerland, July 15, 2011 – Eutelsat has assigned the launch of its ATLANTIC BIRD™ 7 communications satellite to Sea Launch. The satellite will be lofted into an optimized geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO) on board the reliable Zenit 3SL. The launch will occur from Sea Launch’s Odyssey launch platform after its transit to the equatorial launch site located at 154 degrees West longitude, in international waters of the Pacific Ocean. The sea based transport vessel carrying the launch vehicle designated for ATLANTIC BIRD™ 7 departed the port at Oktyabrsky, Ukraine on 31 May 2011 and arrived at Sea Launch’s Home Port facility in Long Beach, California on 13 July 2011. The ATLANTIC BIRD™ 7 mission is planned for launch in September 2011.

Built by Astrium, an EADS company, the ATLANTIC BIRD™ 7 satellite will weigh approximately 4,600 kilograms (10,141 lbs.) at launch. Its final geostationary orbit will be located at 7 degrees West Longitude, a key neighbourhood for Eutelsat’s digital broadcasting markets in the Middle East and North Africa.

patchfree a écrit:Comme pour faire écho à l'idée que j'exprimais dans mon précédent post, V. Lopota (Energia) a déclaré que ce serait une très bonne chose que la Russie (l'état russe) devienne propriétaire de SeaLaunch. Selon lui c'est une solution assez peu chère pour disposer d'un cosmodrome sur l'équateur. Et cette idée est venue avant l'échec du 1er février, puisqu'elle a été énoncée le 16 janvier lors de la visite de Rogozine à Energia. Selon lui les "current libilities" sont d'un peu plus de 300 millions de $. Quant au carnet de commandes il serait de 12 unités...

Plusieurs compagnies étrangères seraient intéressées par l'achat de cette plate-forme, toujours selon V Lopota et ce serait très profitable de vendre pour faire du profit mais il propose d'abord à l'Etat russe.

02/04/2013 RKK "Energy" Russia offers to purchase the project "Sea Launch"

President of RSC "Energia" Vitaly Lopota offered the Russian government to become the owner of the "Sea Launch" - systems of the missile launch "Zenith" from a floating ocean platform "Odyssey."

International Consortium "Sea Launch" (Sea Launch) was established in 1995. 95% of its shares are owned by Energia Overseas Limited, "granddaughter" RKK "Energy", 3% - a subsidiary of the U.S. aerospace corporation Boeing and 2% - Norwegian shipbuilding company Aker Solutions, RIA Novosti reported.

Lopota told the "News" that the idea sounded more January 15 during a visit to the company profile Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin.

"No answer yet, but, in our view, it is beneficial for the state deal. Russia will get its own space center on the equator, for relatively little money. Volume of current liabilities" Sea Launch "is currently a little over $ 300 million," - said the president of "Energy" newspaper.

According Lopota, the order book of the project is now 12 starts, a number of orders is under discussion. He also believes that due to the limited number of launches from Baikonur, "Sea Launch" could become an alternative to Russian cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

"K" Sea Launch "are interested business representatives from a number of countries - China, Australia, Ukraine. There is interest from large companies such as Loskheed Martin ... If you want we can implement such a unique asset as" Sea Launch "for profit . But first of all we would like to offer it to the state, so I am sure that Russia needs its own space center on the equator "- added Lopota.

http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/news/4563/

09/04/2013 RKK "Energy" is in talks to launch in the "Sea Launch"

RKK "Energy" is in talks with five prospective customers to launch the project "Sea Launch", said the president-general designer of "RSC" Energia "Vitaly Lopota.

"Five more customers began negotiations" - Lopota said at a news conference in Moscow.

"We have," Sea Launch "in line. Doubt rocket (" Zenith ") we do not have" - ​​added Lopota.

It was reported earlier that the launch rocket "Zenit-3SL" satellite Intelsat-27 in the "Sea Launch" February 1 failed - rocket and satellite fell into the Pacific Ocean. This launch was the first setback for the "Sea Launch" for the past six years.

"Right now, the commission works to the end of the month it is finished", - said the head of RKK "Energy"

Lopota said that the commission will issue recommendations to improve the process of production rocket manufacturer of "Zenith" - Ukrainian "Southern", RIA Novosti reported.

04/10/2013 rocket "Zenith" is scheduled for the fourth quarter of this year

The next launch rocket "Zenith" is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2013, said on Wednesday the head of the State Space Agency of Ukraine Yuriy Alekseyev, RIA Novosti reported.

"It is already planned, I think in the fourth quarter will be launching the" Zenith "from the platform," - he said.

KI

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04/10/2013 Ukraine confirmed that the cause of the fall of "Zenit-3SL" were Ukrainian units

The cause of the fall of the carrier rocket "Zenit-3SL" in the Pacific Ocean was the failure of the onboard power source, produced in Ukraine, told RIA Novosti the head of the State Space Agency Yury Alexeyev, with reference to the findings of the Ukrainian commission to investigate the incident.

"The official cause is established. This is not normal on-board power source," - said Alekseev.

Previously, the same reason was voiced in the report, Dmitry Rogozin Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

On apprend en marge, que l'Etat russe pourrait (à travers Energia) acquérir Sea-Launch, si les données financières et techniques en montrent la faisabilité. Mais dans ce cas le port d'attache de Sea-Launch passerait en Russie extrême-orientale...En effet le fait que le port d'attache soit situé aux USA obligent la Russie à communiquer aux USA des informations sur les satellites militaires qu'elle voudrait lancer par Sea-Launch, ce qu'elle ne veut pas. Elle n'utilise donc pas Sea-Launch actuellement pour ce genre de service.

Kjell Karlsen, à la tête de Sea Launch depuis le 3 juillet 2008, abandonnera sa présidence le 28 février « pour poursuivre d'autres opportunités hors du secteur spatial » selon le communiqué émis ce matin.

Selon le communiqué de Sea Launch, ses activités seront désormais assurées par la « senior executive team » présidée par le directeur général Sergueï Gougkaïev.

wakka a écrit:Le patron de Sea Launch s'en va

Kjell Karlsen, à la tête de Sea Launch depuis le 3 juillet 2008, abandonnera sa présidence le 28 février « pour poursuivre d'autres opportunités hors du secteur spatial » selon le communiqué émis ce matin.

Selon le communiqué de Sea Launch, ses activités seront désormais assurées par la « senior executive team » présidée par le directeur général Sergueï Gougkaïev.

http://www.air-cosmos.com/espace/le-patron-de-sea-launch-s-en-va.html

montmein69 a écrit:Mais l'un des problèmes ce sont les actes de piraterie dans la zone équatoriale Pacifique que le Sea Launch devrait rejoindre pour tirer (d'autant plus chaud, si ce sont des satellites militaires ...)
Il faudrait une escorte par navire militaire pour sécuriser ... donc un grand port pour accueillir tout cela.