Press Release
08 February , 2010
In 2009, 78 space-purpose launch-vehicles (LV) have been launched
from 16 spaceports worldwide:
74 launches were performed successfully,
1 launch was partly successful,
3 of them were emergency launches.
Number of the launched LVs in 2009 increased for 9, comparing to
the previous year.
As a result
of performed launches in 2009, 123 space crafts have been inserted into
near-Earth orbit, which is for 19 satellites more comparing to 2008.
Under the total number of LVs, which executed delivering of the space crafts in
2009, Ukrainian LVs ranked No.4 in the world after Russia, USA, and France (ESA).
Number
of launches in 2009 by production countries
|
Production country
|
Number of LVs launched in
2009
|
Including successful launches
|
|
Russia
|
27
|
27
|
|
USA
|
24
|
23
|
|
France (ESA)
|
7
|
7
|
|
Ukraine
|
6
|
6
|
|
China
|
6
|
6
|
|
Japan
|
3
|
3
|
|
India
|
2
|
2
|
|
Iran
|
1
|
1
|
|
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
|
1
|
0
|
|
Republic of Korea
|
1
|
0
|
|
Total
|
78
|
75
|
Chronology LVs launches in
2009 produced of enterprise “YUZHMASH”.
Jan. 30, 2009, Cyclone-3 LV was successfully launched from Russian spaceport Plesetsk, Arkhangelsk region with “Koronas-Foton” SC on board, with a total mass of 1885kg, designed
for solar exploration.
Feb. 26, 2009, Zenit-3SLB LV was successfully launched from
Baikonur spaceport within the “Land Launch” project. KBTM, and CENKI ground
space infrastructure operation center. Canadian space craft Telstar-11N with a
mass of 4010kg was injected into geostationary orbit.
April 20, 2009, Zenit-3SL LV was successfully launched from
Odyssey floating platform in the Pacific area, not far from Christmas Island
with Italian Sіcral-1B SC on
board, with a mass of 3025kg.
June 22, 2009, Zenit-3SLB LV was successfully launched from
Baikonur spaceport within the “Land Launch” project. Malaysian Measat-1R space
craft with a mass of 2389kg was injected into geostationary orbit.
July 29, 2009, Dnepr conversion launch-vehicle was successfully
launched from Baikonur spaceport, which injected 6 space crafts into orbit:
DubaiSat-1 (ОАЕ); Deimos-1
(Spain); UK-DMC-2 (Great Britain); Nanosat-1B (Spain); AprizeSat-3, AprizeSat-4
(USA).
Nov. 30, 2009, Zenit-3SLB LV was successfully launched from
Baikonur spaceport within “Land Launch” project. American Intelsat-15 SC with a
mass of 2518 kg was injected into geostationary orbit.
Marketing
Department of Yuzhmash
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