Sea Launch program
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The Sea Launch program was a commercial space launch service that used a mobile ocean-based platform to send satellites into orbit, primarily employing Ukrainian-Russian Zenit rockets launched from the equatorial Pacific Ocean.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commercial space launch service
ⓘ
launch service provider ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | S7 Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| acquisitionDate | 2016 ⓘ |
| advantage | increased payload capacity to geostationary transfer orbit ⓘ |
| bankruptcyFilingDate | 2009 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstLaunchDate | 1999-03-27 ⓘ |
| firstLaunchPayload | DemoSat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstLaunchVehicle | Zenit-3SL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedAs | Sea Launch joint venture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingPartner |
Boeing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kvaerner NERFINISHED ⓘ RSC Energia NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuzhmash NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuzhnoye Design Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Long Beach, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homePort | Port of Long Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchLocation | equatorial Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| launchMethod | sea-based equatorial launches ⓘ |
| launchPlatformType | mobile ocean-based platform ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Odyssey launch platform
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sea Launch Commander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicleUsed |
Zenit-2S
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zenit-3SL NERFINISHED ⓘ Zenit-3SLB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityOwnerAfter2010 | RSC Energia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| market | commercial satellite launch market ⓘ |
| notableCustomer |
DIRECTV
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eutelsat NERFINISHED ⓘ Intelsat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFailure | Zenit-3SL launch failure on 2007-01-30 ⓘ |
| notableFailureCause | RD-171M engine failure GENERATED ⓘ |
| operator | Sea Launch SA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryOrbitType | geostationary transfer orbit ⓘ |
| primaryPayloadType | communications satellite ⓘ |
| restructuringCompletionDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| rocketEngineSupplier | NPO Energomash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rocketFirstStageManufacturer |
Yuzhmash
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yuzhnoye Design Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rocketUpperStageManufacturer | RSC Energia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1995 ⓘ |
| status | inactive ⓘ |
| suspendedOperationsDate | 2014 ⓘ |
| typicalLaunchLatitude | 0 degrees GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedConvertedPlatformFrom | oil drilling rig Ocean Odyssey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedRocketOrigin |
Russia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedSupportVessel | Sea Launch Commander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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