Odyssey launch platform
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Odyssey launch platform is a converted mobile offshore drilling rig used as the ocean-based launch platform for Sea Launch’s Zenit rockets.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
converted offshore drilling rig
ⓘ
mobile offshore launch platform ⓘ |
| advantage | performance gain from equatorial launch ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Zenit launch failures impacting Sea Launch operations ⓘ |
| componentOf | Sea Launch system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conversionType | oil drilling rig to space launch platform conversion ⓘ |
| designedFor | equatorial launches to geostationary transfer orbit ⓘ |
| environment | sea-based launch operations ⓘ |
| feature | self-propelled semi-submersible platform ⓘ |
| hasPart |
launch pad for Zenit rockets
ⓘ
support systems for rocket fueling and integration ⓘ |
| homePort | Long Beach, California (Sea Launch Home Port) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSite | near equator in Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| launchVehicle |
Zenit-2S
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zenit-3SL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Pacific Ocean (operational launch site) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mobility | towed or self-propelled between port and launch site ⓘ |
| notableEvent | used for multiple commercial communications satellite missions ⓘ |
| operator |
Sea Launch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
later by S7 Sea Launch Limited (planned) ⓘ |
| origin | converted from a mobile offshore drilling unit ⓘ |
| registration | Panamanian-flagged vessel (historically) ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | remote launch operations far from populated areas ⓘ |
| status | inactive for launches after Sea Launch suspension ⓘ |
| technologyType | sea-based space launch infrastructure ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Sea Launch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sea Launch consortium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | ocean-based launch of Zenit rockets ⓘ |
| usedIn | commercial satellite launches ⓘ |
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