Gazprom SS préfère Proton à Ariane

Gazprom Space Systems a finalement renoncé à faire lancer son satellite Yamal-402 par Ariane préférant impliquer davantage l'industrie russe. Le satellite sera tout de même fabriqué comme prévu par Thales Alenia Space en collaboration avec le russe ISS Reshetnev.

The Proton rocket to launch the Yamal-402 communications satellite for Gazprom from Baikonur into a geostationary orbit at 55 degrees East longitude over the Equator. The satellite was to be built by Thales Alenia Space with ISS Reshetnev (NPO PM) as a component supplier. The original agreement for the development of the satellite was reached in February 2009 and the launch was expected on the Ariane-5 rocket. However on January 21, 2010, a shareholders meeting of Gazprom Space Systems approved an increased involvement of the Russian industry into the project and switched the launch provider to ILS (Proton).

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raison technique, de coût, de calendrier...............ou de préférence nationale?