...): International Launch Services (2000). Image is of the Atlas 3A launch on... satellite. SeaLaunch (1999). Image is of the inaugural Zenit 3SL launch on March 27, 1999, from the OdysseySeaLaunchPlatform. 2000 YEAR... three launches by the multinational SeaLaunch venture. Overall, 35 worldwide commercial... a test payload. Lockheed Martin's International Launch Services successfully flew its new...-Licensed Commercial Activity 2000 Worldwide Launch Activity Five-Year Space Transportation... space launch activity as authorized by Executive Order 12465, Commercial Expendable Launch Vehicle Activities, and the Commercial Space Launch Act of... 2000 FAA-LICENSED LAUNCH SUMMARY 2000 FAA-LICENSED LAUNCH SUMMARY The 10... of these launches were by SeaLaunch Zenit 3SL from the Pacific... $27 million Three flights for SeaLaunch, at approximately $255 million One... ICO launches from U.S. providers and SeaLaunch did not occur. The Orbcomm... 2000 FAA-LICENSED LAUNCH SUMMARY Launch Activity in Detail SeaLaunchSeaLaunch's Zenit 3SL flew three times in 2000; the first launch... number of commercial launches that SeaLaunch could conduct.2 The company may... allow. First Atlas 3A Launch a Success International Launch Services launched the first... launch of its Delta 3 carrying a dummy payload. Two previous attempts to launch... 1964 1989 1998 Launch VAFB CA VAFB CCAFS, CCAFS Launch VAFB, Spcprt... (lb.) -1,290 --4,060 8,400 2 Multinational (SeaLaunch) Atlas 1&2 Atlas 3 1991 2000 1981... CCAFS, VAFB 47,800 Odyssey Pacific Ocean Platform 35,000 8,200 8,900... IN REVIEW 2000 WORLDWIDE LAUNCH ACTIVITY 2000 WORLDWIDE LAUNCH ACTIVITY New Commercial... to launch its first payloads in 2001. Figure 3. 2000 Total Worldwide Launch Activity 40 35 Number of Launchess Launch providers in..., and Europe, together with the SeaLaunch partnership, conducted a total of 35... launches represent 34 percent, and SeaLaunch's three launches gave the company... China Multinational Table 3. 2000 Orbital Launch Events Commercial Launches NonCommercial Launches... 5. 2000 Commercial Launch Revenues (approximate) $1,433 M $1,600 $1,400 Worldwide Launch Revenues $1,200... YEAR IN REVIEW $2.7 billion. U.S. commercial launch revenues were $370 million; Russian... $1,433 million; and the multinational SeaLaunch venture had revenues of about..., with the exception of the SeaLaunch venture, which is designated as... launch activity is conducted in partnership with American and European launch service providers through a number of joint ventures. International Launch Services..., conducts launches of Soyuz. Also, SeaLaunch represents a partnership among organizations in... 4. 2000 Non-U.S. Commercial Launch Events Date Vehicle Payload(s) Launch Outcome Orbit Jan... agreement on commercial launch services. Table 6. Russian and Ukrainian Launch Vehicle Performance.... Japan – The M-5 launch of Astro E was Japan's only launch. The vehicle failed... launch service providers to its site. Table 7. European, Chinese, and Japanese Launch....0% 66.7% First Launch 1988 1996 1984 1994 1999 1997 Launch Sites Kourou... commercial launch systems, and privately Figure 10. Launch Revenues for Commercial Launch Events... 1999 0 2000 Table 8. Launch Revenues for Commercial Launch Events (approximate, in U.S. millions... launch systems through partnerships with American and European companies. The commercial launch.... Going beyond marketing partnerships for launch services, manufacturers such as Lockheed...,576 pounds at launch. The satellite was deployed by a SeaLaunch Zenit 3SL... developing reusable launch Figure 13. Five-Year Worldwide Orbital Launch Share (1996... in the international launch market. The first test launch of the H-2A... demand for launch services. Figure 14. Five-Year Worldwide Commercial Launch Share... REVIEW APPENDIX: 2000 LAUNCH EVENTS 2000 WORLDWIDE ORBITAL LAUNCH EVENTS Date 1/20... 4 Space Comm. Corp. ü Zenit 3SL Odyssey * ICO Z-1 New ICO Taurus 1 VAFB.... Comml Price L M S S S S S S S S S S S S ü Denotes commercial launch, defined as a launch that is internationally competed, FAA-licensed, or represents privately-financed launch... REVIEW APPENDIX: 2000 LAUNCH EVENTS 2000 Worldwide Orbital Launch Events (cont.) Date.../00 8/6/00 ü Zenit 3SL Soyuz Odyssey Baikonur 8/9/00 Soyuz Baikonur 8/17... Scientific Communications S S ü Denotes commercial launch, defined as a launch that is internationally competed, FAA-licensed, or represents privately-financed launch... REVIEW APPENDIX: 2000 LAUNCH EVENTS 2000 Worldwide Orbital Launch Events (cont.) Date... Delta 2 7925 Baikonur CCAFS Baikonur Odyssey Kourou Baikonur Xichang 11/15... M S S Communications Development ü Denotes commercial launch, defined as a launch that is internationally competed, FAA-licensed, or represents privately-financed launch...
... left): SeaLaunch (1999). Image is of the Zenit 3SL launch on October 9, 1999, from the OdysseySeaLaunchPlatform. It successfully deployed the DirecTV 1R satellite. International Launch Services.... U.S. launch providers also conducted 2 launches for U.S. government customers and the international SeaLaunch... anticipated launch rate. In 1999, the SeaLaunch venture successfully conducted its first launch of the Zenit 3SL vehicle from a sea-based platform near the Equator in the Pacific Ocean. The first launch, which deployed a test payload, was followed by SeaLaunch’s second launch, deploying... United States during launch operations. The Commercial Space Launch Act of 1984...-LICENSED LAUNCH SUMMARY 1999 FAA-LICENSED LAUNCH SUMMARY Figure 1. FAA-Licensed Orbital Launch... U.S. launch ranges.1 The remaining two launches were conducted by the international SeaLaunch..., worth $94 million 1 operational launch by SeaLaunch, worth approximately $85 million (no... 1999 resulting from launch failures. A total of four launch attempts involving U.S. vehicles... * U.S. Government payload; launch services not internationally competed. † Test launch; not counted in.... SeaLaunch Deploys Successfully On March 27, SeaLaunch conducted its first successful test launch of the Zenit 3SL deploying the Demosat test satellite from a sea-based platform near the Equator in the... launched October 9. Established in 1995, SeaLaunch is a partnership between U.S.-based Boeing... 1999 Last 10 Years International (SeaLaunch) Delta 2 Delta 3 Atlas 2 Shuttle Titan... KSC 1989 CCAS, VAFB 1999 Odyssey 3,300 1,755 4,350 7,900 11... Launch PAGE 2 1999 YEAR IN REVIEW 1999 WORLDWIDE LAUNCH ACTIVITY 1999 WORLDWIDE LAUNCH... 1999 by launch providers in four countries and the international SeaLaunch partnership. The United States captured 36 percent of the commercial launch... launches for a 22 percent share. SeaLaunch and the China Great Wall... China Int'l (SeaLaunch) India Brazil Table 3. 1999 Orbital Launch Events Commercial Launches... 28 Europe 8 2 10 China 1 3 4 Int'l (SeaLaunch) 1 1 2 Japan 0 1 1 India 0 1 1 Brazil 0 1 1 TOTAL 36... Commercial Market Share China 3% Int'l (SeaLaunch) 3% United States 36% Europe 22... States Russia Europe China Int'l (SeaLaunch) PAGE 3 1999 YEAR IN REVIEW... $23 million; and the international SeaLaunch venture had revenues of about... the exception of the international SeaLaunch venture. In the past, this... conducts launches of Soyuz. Also, SeaLaunch represents a partnership among organizations in... country to successfully launch a satellite. Table 4. 1999 Non-U.S. Commercial Launch Events Date... were launched to GEO, including SeaLaunch's test payload. Three commercial payloads... States Russia Europe China Int'l (SeaLaunch) Japan India Brazil Table 5. Payloads... 48 Europe 8 4 12 China 2 5 7 Int'l (SeaLaunch) 2 0 2 Japan 0 1 1 India 0 3 3 Brazil 0 1 1 TOTAL 76... Int'l (Sea Japan India Brazil China Launch) 1% 2% 1% 5% 2% United States 42% Europe 9% Launch Activities... 11% Russia 44% China 3% Int'l (SeaLaunch) 3% United States 39% TOTAL: 76... deployed during the same launch. Japan – Japan's only launch in 1999 was... - There was one launch of India's PSLV launch vehicle this year, on... international SeaLaunch vehicles on the international launch services market. Figure 10. Launch Revenues for Commercial Launch Events...-Year Summary (1995-1999) Launch Events by Launch Event Type 120 Non...-Year Summary (1995-1999) Launch Events by Launch Type Commercial Launches NonCommercial... 1998 1999 1995 Table 8. Launch Revenues for Commercial Launch Events (approximate, in... Commercial Payloads 4 $481 Ukraine Int'l (SeaLaunch) 1997 GEO Commercial Payloads 18... Europe China Ukraine Int'l (Sea Japan Launch) India Israel Brazil North Korea... Russia Europe China Ukraine Int'l (SeaLaunch) Japan India Israel Brazil North... Worldwide Commercial Launch Share (1995-1999) Israel North Korea Intl' (Sea <1% Launch) Japan... States 6% 41% China 9% Ukraine 1% Int'l (SeaLaunch) 1% United States 41% Europe 14... REVIEW APPENDIX: 1999 LAUNCH EVENTS 1999 WORLDWIDE ORBITAL LAUNCH EVENTS Date Vehicle... Scientific Communications $35-40 M S S S S Asiasat SeaLaunch Hughes Hughes Communications Test S S S S RKK... Proton Pegasus XL Soyuz Proton + SeaLaunch Soyuz Ariane 42P Titan 4B...,46 Baikonur * AsiaSat 3S SeaLaunch * DemoSat Platform Baikonur Progress M-41 Kourou * Insat... M S S S F S S $45-55 M S S S F S S S S ' Denotes commercial launch, defined as a launch that is internationally competed... REVIEW APPENDIX: 1999 LAUNCH EVENTS 1999 WORLDWIDE ORBITAL LAUNCH EVENTS (CONT.) Date... Delta 2 7925 CCAS 10/9/99 ' + SeaLaunchSeaLaunchPlatform Long March 4B Taiyuan 10... M S S S F S S S $18-20 M S F S S S S S S S S S ' Denotes commercial launch, defined as a launch that is internationally competed...
... FAA-Licensed Orbital Launch Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 U.S. and FAA-Licensed Orbital Launch Activity in Detail . . . . . . . 3 2009 Worldwide Orbital Launch Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Worldwide Orbital Payload Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Launch Activities by... launch was on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II operated by Boeing Launch.... The remaining launch was carried out by the multinational SeaLaunch Zenit-3SL... 2005, 2006, and 2008. After a SeaLaunch failure in early 2007, there... rocket on January 15, 2008, SeaLaunch went on to complete five... launches. However, in June 2009, SeaLaunch filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy... process. As a result, only one SeaLaunch Zenit-3SL was launched in... Payload Orbit Launch Outcome One Zenit-3SL launch from the SeaLaunchOdysseyplatform occurred during 2009. This single launch successfully..., and the remaining launch was for NOAA. A multinational company, SeaLaunch, conducted the fifth FAA-licensed commercial launch in 2009. See Table 2 for a detailed breakdown of U.S. launch activity (including SeaLaunch... / Commercial Space Transportation UNITED STATES SEALAUNCH Vehicle Falcon 1 Taurus XL Minotaur... IV Heavy 1 1 0 0 1 1 Launch Reliability (2009) 1/1 100% 0/1 0% 1/1 100% 8/8 100% Launch Reliability (Last 10...% Year of First Launch 2006 1994 Active Launch Sites Kwajalein VAFB LEO... CCAFS, VAFB 1981 1999 Odyssey Pacific Ocean Platform 1590 (3505) 640 (1410... a listing of U.S.-based launch service providers, highlighting their launch activity in 2009.... LOCKHEED MARTIN COMMERCIAL LAUNCH SERVICES Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services (LMCLS) manages... 2009, LMCLS performed one launch. The launch took place in November and... PharmaSat 1 satellites for NASA. SEALAUNCH COMPANY, LLC SeaLaunch offers the Zenit-3SL... mobile OdysseyLaunchPlatform along the Equator in the Pacific Ocean. In 2009, SeaLaunch carried out one successful commercial launch, placing a communications... launches of the Land Launch system, operated by SeaLaunch LLC and launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome. In June, SeaLaunch filed... majority shareholder (40 percent) of SeaLaunch. Other partners included S. P. Korolev Rocket... the time of this writing, SeaLaunch’s corporate restructuring is ongoing and... Falcon 1 launch in July. The launch took place at the SpaceX launch site... 2009 Worldwide Orbital Launch Activity This section highlights launch activity not licensed... the multinational consortium SeaLaunch conducted a total of 78 launch events in 2009... to the bankruptcy filing of SeaLaunch. See Table 4 for a list of... market share. • SeaLaunch had one commercial launch while its Land Launch joint venture..., SeaLaunch and Land Launch accounted for 17 percent of the commercial launch market.... SeaLaunch/Land Launch had an estimated US$280 million in commercial launch revenue (see Figure 5). Payments for launch services are... based, with the exception of SeaLaunch/Land Launch, which is designated simply... 25: South Korea’s launch of its KSLV 1 launch vehicle with the STSAT... Launches Launch Reliability (2009) Launch Reliability (Last 10 Years) Year of First Launch... and the September HTV launch. The final Japanese launch of 2009 took... commercial launches, and • The multinational SeaLaunch Company performed 20 commercial launches... 2009 Figure 14. Approximate Launch Revenues for Commercial Launch Events (2005–2009... $2,410 Table 8. Approximate Launch Revenues for Commercial Launch Events 2005–2009 (US... as SeaLaunch to provide launch services. The Chapter 11 filing by SeaLaunch in June 2009 has had some impact on the launch... modified to launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome instead of the SeaLaunchplatform, debuted in... 2009 launches. Land Launch is collaboration between the SeaLaunch Company and Moscow... Internationally Competed Launch Events (2005–2009)* * An internationally competed launch contract is... S S S S 20-Apr-09 V Zenit 3SL SeaLaunch/OdysseyLaunchPlatform Sicral 1B GEO Italian Ministry... Project Other S S V Denotes commercial launch, defined as a launch that is internationally competed... KARI KARI F F V Denotes commercial launch, defined as a launch that is internationally competed... 3 * Intelsat 15 V Denotes commercial launch, defined as a launch that is internationally competed... Communications $100 M S S V Denotes commercial launch, defined as a launch that is internationally competed... SUBORBITAL OR ORBITAL LAUNCH A commercial suborbital or orbital launch has one or... greatest mass on a launch vehicle for a given launch. • The launch is privately financed... principle to any capable launch service provider. Such a launch is considered commercial...
... FAA-Licensed Orbital Launch Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 U.S. and FAA-Licensed Orbital Launch Activity in Detail . . . . . . . 3 2009 Worldwide Orbital Launch Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Worldwide Orbital Payload Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Launch Activities by... launch was on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II operated by Boeing Launch.... The remaining launch was carried out by the multinational SeaLaunch Zenit-3SL... 2005, 2006, and 2008. After a SeaLaunch failure in early 2007, there... rocket on January 15, 2008, SeaLaunch went on to complete five... launches. However, in June 2009, SeaLaunch filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy... process. As a result, only one SeaLaunch Zenit-3SL was launched in... Payload Orbit Launch Outcome One Zenit-3SL launch from the SeaLaunchOdysseyplatform occurred during 2009. This single launch successfully..., and the remaining launch was for NOAA. A multinational company, SeaLaunch, conducted the fifth FAA-licensed commercial launch in 2009. See Table 2 for a detailed breakdown of U.S. launch activity (including SeaLaunch... / Commercial Space Transportation UNITED STATES SEALAUNCH Vehicle Falcon 1 Taurus XL Minotaur... IV Heavy 1 1 0 0 1 1 Launch Reliability (2009) 1/1 100% 0/1 0% 1/1 100% 8/8 100% Launch Reliability (Last 10...% Year of First Launch 2006 1994 Active Launch Sites Kwajalein VAFB LEO... CCAFS, VAFB 1981 1999 Odyssey Pacific Ocean Platform 1590 (3505) 640 (1410... a listing of U.S.-based launch service providers, highlighting their launch activity in 2009.... LOCKHEED MARTIN COMMERCIAL LAUNCH SERVICES Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services (LMCLS) manages... 2009, LMCLS performed one launch. The launch took place in November and... PharmaSat 1 satellites for NASA. SEALAUNCH COMPANY, LLC SeaLaunch offers the Zenit-3SL... mobile OdysseyLaunchPlatform along the Equator in the Pacific Ocean. In 2009, SeaLaunch carried out one successful commercial launch, placing a communications... launches of the Land Launch system, operated by SeaLaunch LLC and launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome. In June, SeaLaunch filed... majority shareholder (40 percent) of SeaLaunch. Other partners included S. P. Korolev Rocket... the time of this writing, SeaLaunch’s corporate restructuring is ongoing and... Falcon 1 launch in July. The launch took place at the SpaceX launch site... 2009 Worldwide Orbital Launch Activity This section highlights launch activity not licensed... the multinational consortium SeaLaunch conducted a total of 78 launch events in 2009... to the bankruptcy filing of SeaLaunch. See Table 4 for a list of... market share. • SeaLaunch had one commercial launch while its Land Launch joint venture..., SeaLaunch and Land Launch accounted for 17 percent of the commercial launch market.... SeaLaunch/Land Launch had an estimated US$280 million in commercial launch revenue (see Figure 5). Payments for launch services are... based, with the exception of SeaLaunch/Land Launch, which is designated simply... 25: South Korea’s launch of its KSLV 1 launch vehicle with the STSAT... Launches Launch Reliability (2009) Launch Reliability (Last 10 Years) Year of First Launch... and the September HTV launch. The final Japanese launch of 2009 took... commercial launches, and • The multinational SeaLaunch Company performed 20 commercial launches... 2009 Figure 14. Approximate Launch Revenues for Commercial Launch Events (2005–2009... $2,410 Table 8. Approximate Launch Revenues for Commercial Launch Events 2005–2009 (US... as SeaLaunch to provide launch services. The Chapter 11 filing by SeaLaunch in June 2009 has had some impact on the launch... modified to launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome instead of the SeaLaunchplatform, debuted in... 2009 launches. Land Launch is collaboration between the SeaLaunch Company and Moscow... Internationally Competed Launch Events (2005–2009)* * An internationally competed launch contract is... S S S S 20-Apr-09 V Zenit 3SL SeaLaunch/OdysseyLaunchPlatform Sicral 1B GEO Italian Ministry... Project Other S S V Denotes commercial launch, defined as a launch that is internationally competed... KARI KARI F F V Denotes commercial launch, defined as a launch that is internationally competed... 3 * Intelsat 15 V Denotes commercial launch, defined as a launch that is internationally competed... Communications $100 M S S V Denotes commercial launch, defined as a launch that is internationally competed... SUBORBITAL OR ORBITAL LAUNCH A commercial suborbital or orbital launch has one or... greatest mass on a launch vehicle for a given launch. • The launch is privately financed... principle to any capable launch service provider. Such a launch is considered commercial...
...). International Launch Services (2001): Image is of the Atlas 2AS launch on... VAFB. SeaLaunch Company (2001). Image is of the Zenit 3SL launch on... by the multinational SeaLaunch Company and one suborbital launch from Australia. Overall... had 19 percent, and the SeaLaunch Company had 12 percent. The... a Russian launch failure in 2000. Lockheed Martin Corporation’s International Launch Services (ILS... satellites failed to reach orbit. SeaLaunch launched XM Rock and XM... hypersonic test launch from the Woomera Protected Area, Australia. The launch was... space launch activity as authorized by Executive Order 12465, Commercial Expendable Launch Vehicle Activities, and the Commercial Space Launch Act of... 2001 FAA-LICENSED LAUNCH SUMMARY 2001 FAA-LICENSED LAUNCH SUMMARY Three of... launches were conducted from the SeaLaunchOdysseyplatform in the Pacific Ocean. All... were conducted by SeaLaunch for approximately $170 million • • One launch included a secondary...-LICENSED LAUNCH ACTIVITY IN DETAIL U.S. AND FAA-LICENSED LAUNCH ACTIVITY IN DETAIL SeaLaunch... subscribers in the United States. SeaLaunch is comprised of commercial partners... Delta launch vehicles and the SeaLaunch Zenit 3SL. Boeing conducted a commercial launch in 2001 using a Delta 2 launch... First LaunchLaunch Sites LEO kg (lb) GTO kg (lb) Multinational (SeaLaunch) Athena... 1989 CCAFS, VAFB 1999 Odyssey Pacific Ocean Platform 1,437 (3,161) 562 (1,236... REVIEW 2001 WORLDWIDE LAUNCH ACTIVITY 2001 WORLDWIDE LAUNCH ACTIVITY Launch providers from the..., Russia, and the multinational consortium SeaLaunch conducted a total of 16 commercial... launch market, and Europe’s eight launches represented a 50 percent market share. SeaLaunch... 4. 2001 Foreign Commercial Launch Events Date Vehicle Payload(s) Launch Outcome Orbit Jan... WORLDWIDE LAUNCH ACTIVITY WORLDWIDE LAUNCH REVENUES Revenues from the 16 commercial launch events... $178 million, SeaLaunch earned approximately $170 million, and U.S. commercial launch revenues were... based, with the exception of SeaLaunch, which is designated simply as... Russian launch activity is conducted in partnership with American and European launch... launches of the Soyuz vehicle. SeaLaunch represents a partnership among four organizations... its own launch facility located, at the time of launch, in international.... The third commercial launch from a U.S. launch site used OSC’s Taurus launch vehicle, which... 44LP launch vehicle. Russia launched Sweden’s Odin science satellite aboard a START 1 launch... YEAR IN REVIEW LAUNCH ACTIVITIES BY COUNTRY LAUNCH ACTIVITIES BY COUNTRY Russia... launch), one lofted three Glonass navigation satellites into MEO, and three launch... 2001 Last 10 Years First LaunchLaunch Sites START Cosmos Cyclone 2 Cyclone... the successful inaugural launch of its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV), carrying... launch vehicle and spacecraft have been declared safe. Japan - The initial launch....0% 100.0% First Launch 1988 1996 2000 2001 1999 2001 Launch Sites Kourou... TRANSPORTATION TRENDS Figure 11. Launch Revenues for Commercial Launch Events (approximate, in... SeaLaunch Company remaining relatively steady during the five-year period. Table 8. Launch Revenues for Commercial Launch Events (approximate, in $US... totaled 170 launch events. A commercial launch is defined as any launch that is internationally competed or FAA-licensed, or represents privatelyfinanced launch... launch event is defined as one involving payloads open to international launch... launch service providers competing in the international marketplace for open-bid launch... 24 percent, China six percent, SeaLaunch about four percent, and Ukraine... the launch industry within five years, including: • The introduction of larger launch... 2001 WORLDWIDE ORBITAL LAUNCH EVENTS 2001 WORLDWIDE ORBITAL LAUNCH EVENTS Date 1/10... Sciences Corp. ISS Communications Communications SeaLaunchPlatform * XM Rock XM Satellite Radio... PTT * Ekran M16 2001 Mars Odyssey NASA 4/18/2001 GSLV Sriharikota... RKK Energia ISS ISS S S S Baikonur SeaLaunchPlatform * XM Roll XM Satellite Radio... Baikonur Tanegashima / Denotes commercial launch, defined as a launch that is internationally competed or FAA-licensed, or privately-financed launch... the Launch and Mission: S = success, P = partial success, F = failure Note: All launch dates are based on local time at the launch site... 2001 WORLDWIDE ORBITAL LAUNCH EVENTS 2001 WORLDWIDE ORBITAL LAUNCH EVENTS Date Vehicle... Mekhaniki Communications \ / Denotes commercial launch, defined as a launch that is internationally competed or FAA-licensed, or privately-financed launch... the Launch and Mission: S = success, P = partial success, F = failure Note: All launch dates are based on local time at the launch site S S S 9/25/2001 \/ Ariane 44P 9/29/2001 Athena 1 Kourou Kodiak Launch...
...: H-IIA/B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 SeaLaunch: Zenit 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 OTHER NON-U.S. ORBITAL LAUNCH VEHICLES IN DEVELOPMENT... ADMINISTRATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Launch- or Reentry-Specific License. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Launch or Reentry Operator License. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Launch Site... worldwide orbital launches in 2012 SeaLaunch 3 (15%) China 2 (10%) USA 2 (10... STIG-B 3 FAA-licensed launches of SeaLaunch Zenit 3SL 2 Flights conducted under...) -- SeaLaunch/ Land Launch Zenit 3 3SL: 1999 3SLB: 2008 3SL: 34 3SLB: 5 Baikonur, SeaLaunch 3SL: 6,000 (13,228) 3SLB: 3,500 (7,716) -- -- Table 3. Non-U.S. Commercial Launch... for safety operations. • 20 • Orbital Launch Vehicles SeaLaunch: Zenit 3 The Zenit 3 vehicle... by Yuzhnoye and launched by SeaLaunch. SeaLaunch AG, headquartered in Switzerland, is... two-stage Zenit. Land Launch, a subsidiary of SeaLaunch, markets the Zenit 3SLB... version of the Zenit 3SLB. SeaLaunch’s Zenit 3SL has launched 34... the Odysseyplatform, a significantly modified mobile oil platform provided by Norway’s Kvaerner. The platform... Baikonur Kosmodrome. Zenit 3: 2012 Highlights SeaLaunch conducted three successful flights of... • Zenit 3SL launch vehicle on the Odysseyplatform. Image credit: SeaLaunch Federal Aviation Administration... UP Aerospace offers the SpaceLoft launchplatform. The SpaceLoft is an operational... the development of its External Platform Program (EPP), which will allow...,000 (22,046) 3 TBD Operator Platform On-Orbit Vehicle Maximum Volume... 330 is an inflatable orbital platform designed to support up to... provide and operate an inflatable platform, the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module...-Federal Launch Site Sole Site Operator (FAA License or Permit) SeaLaunchOdysseyPlatform (Equatorial... OdysseyLaunchPlatform • 39 • Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation Launch Site.... U.S. Active Launch and Reentry Sites • 40 • No Launch Sites exclusively supports SeaLaunch’s Zenit... Issue Date Vehicle/ Launch Site Launch License Falcon 9 Launch Operator License Reentry License... and 2012. • The multinational SeaLaunch Zenit 3SL launch vehicle performed three commercial... total of $90 million. • Multinational (SeaLaunch) revenues were approximately $300 million... region.1 SeaLaunch AG, however, is a multinational launch service corporation. 1 International Launch Services (ILS... flight under NASA’s CRS program. SeaLaunch’s Zenit 3SL vehicle performed three..., including 5 SeaLaunch Zenit 3SL launches of commercial GEO communications satellites. A SeaLaunch Zenit 3SL performed the only FAA-licensed launch in 2011... CCAFS, KSC CCAFS CCAFS Odyssey Pacific Ocean Platform LEO kg (lbs) 443... A - L i c e n s e d M u l t i n a t i o n a l L a u n c h e s : S e a L a u n c h A G Zenit 3SL, a launch vehicle operated by multinational commercial launch provider SeaLaunch AG, deployed...’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation SeaLaunch has re-entered the market... was commercial. • The multinational company, SeaLaunch AG, conducted two commercial launches... present, there is one launch service corporation, SeaLaunch AG, that is characterized... satellites launched separately by SeaLaunch AG, from its Odysseylaunchplatform in the Pacific... Remote Sensing Launch Demand Remote sensing refers to any orbital platform with... drive launches. SRVs can provide a platform for Remote Sensing activities, but... Station (CCAFS). Launch Service Provider United Launch Alliance Boeing Launch Services Company Headquarters...,582) 2.5 (562) • 130 • ZENIT-3SL SeaLaunch The Zenit-3SL can be... vehicle. It is provided by SeaLaunch, a conglomerate entity with four major..., Aker Solutions, and Boeing. Launch Service Provider SeaLaunch AG Company Headquarters Switzerland... marketed by Land Launch, a subsidiary of SeaLaunch. Land Launch also includes the Zenit... Launch 1999 Number of Launches 39 Reliability 92% Launch Site Pacific Ocean/Odyssey... UP Aerospace operates the SpaceLoft launchplatform. The SpaceLoft is an operational... sea transportation. KSC is preparing facilities for NASA’s forthcoming Space Launch System... (4,572-meter runway) Sea port KODIAK LAUNCH COMPLEX Kodiak Launch Complex (KLC) is... \/ + Zenit 3SL Semnan Providence * Nimiq 6 SeaLaunchPlatform F 13-Jun-12 Pegasus XL... Ariane 5 ECA Kourou Proton M Baikonur SeaLaunchPlatform \/ + Zenit 3SL 30-Aug-12... Astrium Satellite Ltd. Remote Sensing S S SeaLaunchPlatform * Eutelsat 70B GEO Eutelsat EADS... a launch vehicle for a given launch. • The launch is privately financed without government support. 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...), USA : 29 June 2004 from SeaLaunch : Zenit-3SL : GEO 138°E : 4640... Compendium of Satellites and Satellite Launch Vehicles LaunchLaunch vehicle Orbit Weight Payload... Systems) Launch : 9 October 1999 from SeaLaunch Platform in the Pacific Ocean Launch Vehicle...-7S was launced from SeaLaunch Platform in the Pacific Ocean on... Proton-M launch vehicle. DirecTV-11 satellite was launched from SeaLaunchplatform in the... Satellites and Satellite Launch Vehicles Echostar-1 Development Agency LaunchLaunch Vehicle Orbit Weight... Systems Loral, USA Launch : 8 August 2003 from the SeaLaunchplatform positioned on the equator on the pacific ocean Launch Vehicle... Systems, USA Launch : 15 February 2006 from the SeaLaunchplatform positioned on the Equator on the Pacific ocean Launch Vehicle... Loral, USA Launch : 16 July 2008 from the SeaLaunchplatform positioned on the Equator on the Pacific ocean Launch Vehicle... of Satellites and Satellite Launch Vehicles Development Agency LaunchLaunch Vehicle Orbit Weight... : 15 June 2002 from the SeaLaunchplatform in the Pacific Ocean : Zenit..., USA : 30 September 2003 from SeaLaunchPlatform in Pacific Ocean : Zenit-3SL... of Satellites and Satellite Launch Vehicles Development Agency LaunchLaunch Vehicle Orbit Weight... were launched from launched from Sealaunchplatform by Zenit-3SL Orbit Galaxy... Hot Bird-7 (Failed during launch) Development Agency LaunchLaunch Vehicle Orbit Weight Payload... : 12 March 2000 from SeaLaunch : Zenit-3SL : Launch Failure : 2750kg : Integrated S and... Canaveral launch center, USA by Atlas-5. Inmarsat-4F2 was launched from Sealaunchplatform..., USA : 16 June 2004 from Sealaunchplatform in the pacific ocean : Zenit..., France : 28 August 2006 from SealaunchPlatform in the pacific ocean : Zenit... 2007 from SealaunchPlatform in the pacific ocean : Zenit-3SL : Launch failure : 5920..., PAS-9 on Zenit-3SL from SealaunchPlatform in the pacific ocean Orbit... Compendium of Satellites and Satellite Launch Vehicles LaunchLaunch Vehicle Orbit Payload Weight..., USA : 23 June 2005 from Sealaunchplatform : Zenit-3SL : GEO 89°W : 5493... Launch : 11 January 2004 from SeaLaunchPlatform 104 Compendium of Satellites and Satellite Launch Vehicles Launch Vehicle... Systems) Launch : 20 October 2000 from SealaunchPlatform in the Pacific Ocean Launch Vehicle..., USA : 10 June 2003 from SealaunchPlatform in the Pacific Ocean : Zenit... Satellites and Satellite Launch Vehicles Thuraya-3 Development Agency LaunchLaunch Vehicle Orbit Weight..., USA : 15 January 2008 from SealaunchPlatform in the Pacific Ocean : Zenit... satellites were launched from the SeaLaunchplatform in the pacific ocean on... the satellites were launched from SeaLaunchplatform in pacific ocean on Zenit... and Satellite Launch Vehicles characteristics of seawater, chlorophyll density, sea surface temperature... of Satellites and Satellite Launch Vehicles Development Agency LaunchLaunch Vehicle Orbit Weight... Compendium of Satellites and Satellite Launch Vehicles LaunchLaunch Vehicle Orbit Weight Stabilization... Compendium of Satellites and Satellite Launch Vehicles LaunchLaunch Vehicle Orbit Weight Stabilization... Compendium of Satellites and Satellite Launch Vehicles LaunchLaunch Vehicle Orbit Weight Stabilization... of Satellites and Satellite Launch Vehicles Development Agency LaunchLaunch Vehicle Weight Stabilization... of Satellites and Satellite Launch Vehicles Development Agency LaunchLaunch Vehicle Weight Stabilization... life of 6 years Mars Odyssey 2001 Mars Odyssey (Fig.153) is an... 2004 and Odyssey is currently in its extended mission. Odyssey also serves... Mars Odyssey (Courtesy: NASA) 174 Compendium of Satellites and Satellite Launch Vehicles... of Satellites and Satellite Launch Vehicles Development Agency LaunchLaunch Vehicle Weight Stabilization... from SeaLaunch Platform in the Pacific Ocean on Zenit-3SL launch vehicle... Launch Vehicles Ariane Launch Vehicles Ariane Launch vehicles, operated by Arianespace of France launch... Satellite Launch Vehicles Launch mass : 461 180 kg Launch site : Cape Canaveral launch center... Satellite Launch Vehicles Launch mass : 460 000 kg Launch Site : XiChang Satellite Launch Center... Satellites and Satellite Launch Vehicles Launch Site : Xichang Satellite Launch Center Payload Launching... Satellites and Satellite Launch Vehicles Shtil Launch Vehicle Shtil launch vehicle is a converted... motors Launch mass : 46 000 kg Launch Site : Svobodny launch center and Plesetsk launch... motors Launch mass : 59 000 kg Launch Site : Svobodny launch center and Plesetsk launch..., making them the ideal launch vehicle for the Sealaunch international consortium. Zenit... liquid motors Launch mass : 469 000 kg Launch Site : SeaLaunchPlatform Payload Launching Capability... liquid motors Launch mass : 460 000 kg Launch Site : SeaLaunchPlatform Payload Launching Capability...
... and final demonstration launch and the first commercial launch of the enhanced... first launch of India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) from ISRO’s new launch... U.S. government launch vehicles; (2) provide equal consideration and support to all launch service... sea air at Omelek Island from November 2005 until the actual launch... launched by a SeaLaunch Zenit-3SL from SeaLaunch’s equatorial Pacific Ocean Odysseyplatform on 18... company’s 7000 bus, the same platform as two other Intelsat satellites... contract, for a Spacebus 4000-B2 platform carrying 24 Ku-band transponders...; OSC will provide the Star-2 platform and will be responsible for... concept, originated by Germany as a platform for future small geostationary-orbit... built on Astrium’s Eurostar-3000 platform with an Alcatel Alenia Space... a SeaLaunch Zenit-3SL rocket. The spacecraft, built by Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch... Ariane-5, but was switched to SeaLaunch because the Ariane manifest was... facilitated by the agreement between Sea -15- Launch and Ariane. Venezuela ordered... 21 August by a SeaLaunch Zenit-3SL rocket from SeaLaunch’s Odysseysea-based platform. The 4.5-tonne... the company’s Spacebus 4000 C1 platform for South Korea’s KT Corporation... successfully on 8 November 2005 by a SeaLaunch Zenit-3SL to its geostationary... in Bangalore. Launch is planned via ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicles in... planned for launch in 2011 – 2012. Sentinel-3, also expected to launch in...-satellite platform, will have 2.5-m black-and-white resolution. Planned for launch in... a 3 February spacewalk to repair the platform carrying the station’s robot arm... 2008). The Russian solar power platform was dropped from the Shuttle... the opening launch date window for 27 August. The launch was postponed... the company’s Biopan exobiology research platform on a Russian Foton spacecraft subsequently... of equipment to the telescope platform. The equipment includes two new... Mars: Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Odyssey, and Mars Express. Goals of... penetrator mission for launch in 2012, a Mars rover launch in 2013, a lunar... on the Spacebus 4000 C2 platform and fitted with 38 C-band... to launch a communications satellite. Mexico had already chosen Arianespace to launch Solidaridad.... The launch of Inmarsat's second I-4 satellite took place from a SeaLaunch Zenit on... in March, according to launch provider International Launch Services (ILS). (5) Thuraya Satellite... a test platform for technologies such as a large unfurlable antenna. Launch is expected... to launch a communications satellite. Mexico had already chosen Arianespace to launch Solidaridad... the launch of U.S. satellites and satellites containing U.S. components by Indian launch vehicles... logistics support, ARES Corporation (USA), Odyssey Space -94- Research (USA), and... Martin Commercial Launch Services will now take over commercial launch marketing and..., named Blues, was launched by a SeaLaunch Zenit3SL rocket into a geosynchronous orbit... on a Boeing Satellite Systems 702 platform redesigned to eliminate the solar... Latin America into a single television platform. The deal included the merger... of the newly-developed Yakhta platform intended for use in various... the Tanegashima Space Center. The platform has three instruments: (1) the Panchromatic...-1 is due for launch using a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle in early 2008... in September 2006. NASA’s Mars Odyssey, mainly devoted to the mapping... Florida for Mars, the Mars Odyssey spacecraft is still orbiting the... through to August 2004, Mars Odyssey has made global observations of..., an area rich in haematite. Odyssey is currently supporting landing site...% water ice by volume. Other Odyssey accomplishments include the measurement of... scientific investigations with cameras on Odyssey. The ESA Mars Express mission... collaboration between Mars Express, Mars Odyssey and both rovers is expected... its seven-year round-trip odyssey to comet 81P/Wild 2, NASA...: NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor and Odyssey and ESA’s Mars Express, together... missions, namely the Interplanetary Monitoring Platform – IMP-8, Wind, and the Advanced... been developed for the Eureca platform, on the International Space Station... ecological system facilities) as a new platform for both public and student... maintained their role in providing a platform for the validation of new... the ESRANGE balloon launch pad to accommodate the launch of large heavy... good order. The NASA Mars Odyssey mission (Category III) continues its... around Mars. Additional results from Odyssey are documenting widespread hydrogen, interpreted... has been relayed through Mars Odyssey. ESA’s Mars Express orbiter (Category... on its 10½ year cometary odyssey to 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The... being developed for launch in 2007 by a Delta-II launch vehicle from... European Rertrievable Carrier, a free-flying platform for space materials processing Extreme... Biomedical Problems (Russia) Interplanetary Monitoring Platform International Magnetospheric Study Indian National... NRLMSISE-00 NSF NSWP O ODIN Odyssey OGO-6 OI OMEGA OOSA Opportunity...
...-based research aboard the orbiting platform.” The STS-98 crew consisted... days.44 7 April The Mars Odyssey spacecraft launched successfully aboard a Delta... years. NASA had designed Mars Odysseyequipping it with a thermal-emissions..., “Lockheed Martin-Built 2001 Mars Odyssey Successfully Launched, Begins Journey to... January 2010); William Harwood, “Mars Odyssey Takes Off for Red Planet..., 8 April 2001; Mark Carreau, “Flawless OdysseyLaunch Fuels Hoe: Three-Year Mission... launched Mars Odyssey spacecraft. Headed for the Red Planet, Odyssey pointed its... of the Mars mission. Mars Odyssey 47 NASA, “Space Shuttle Mission... Snapped by NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey,” news release 01-81, 23.... 58 The Boeing Company, “SeaLaunch on a Mission To Launch XM’s ‘Roll’ Satellite... 28 July 2008); Jim Banke, “SeaLaunch Sends ‘Roll’ Spacecraft into Orbit... the ISS two days after launch. The launch was the first using... Viking missions, the 2001 Mars Odyssey traveled toward the Red Planet... rocket during and after launch. Observers regarded the launch as a major success... and one-half year mission. Odyssey, designed for low-altitude remote.... NASA engineers planned to use Odyssey’s images to help determine landing...-2005 23 October NASA’s Mars Odyssey spacecraft maneuvered into Mars’s orbit... to 1999. NASA planned for Odyssey to orbit Mars for two...’s surface. Toward the end of Odyssey’s orbital reconnaissance mission, the spacecraft....138 31 October NASA’s Mars Odyssey provided its first image from... orbit around the Red Planet. Odyssey took the image as part... ice cap, 136 Mark Carreau, “Odyssey Slips into Orbit, Breaks String... increased during 139 NASA, “Mars Odyssey’s First Look at Mars Is... and to act as a work platform for a mechanical arm, which the... prepare the MTa track-mounted platformfor use. The crew had... data gathered by NASA’s Mars Odyssey spacecraft, scientists discovered direct evidence.... NASA scientists were using the Odyssey to measure and map soils... near its surface, but the Odyssey’s new information was the first... 4 to Earth.243 241 NASA, “Odyssey Finds Water Ice in Abundance... the installation of the MBS platform. In the final EVA, Chang... of Boeing’s Delta 2 expendable launch vehicle to launch medium-class payloads between... exploded shortly after launch in December 2002, Rosetta’s launch vehicle was not... F1, based on the 702 platform of Boeing Satellite Systems, was... transponders, on Astrium’s Eurostar 3000 platform.369 7 February NASA notified SPACEHAB.... Rutan had begun testing the launchplatform at lower altitudes in August... between the spacecraft and the launchplatform. In the public unveiling, Rutan... 767-400 transport aircraft as a platform for powerful multifunction radar with... 10 June From its floating platformOdyssey, SeaLaunch launched a telecommunications satellite Thuraya-2 aboard... East, Europe, Africa, and Asia. SeaLaunch had launched Thuraya-1 in October...,” 10 June 2003; Jim Banke, “SeaLaunch Soars Again Carrying Thuraya-2 to... The German-Russian Eurockot Launch Services’ Rockot launch vehicle, a modified Russian ballistic...-2005 payloads from a floating platform known as SeaLaunch. Boeing indicated that it... the Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services’ Atlas 5 expendable launch vehicle for the... 8 August From its OdysseyPlatform in the Pacific Ocean, SeaLaunch lifted off its... Satellite Lofted into Orbit by SeaLaunch,” Space News, 8 August 2003. 495...) program under its Quiet Supersonic Platform Initiative. NASA’s LaRC and Dryden...’s KAITSAT-4 scientific-research microsatellite, a demonstration platform to test new satellite systems... 13―launched aboard a SeaLaunch Zenit 3-SL rocket from a platform in the equatorial..., marking the final launch of the Lockheed Martin launch vehicles. In keeping...) to accommodate the taller launch vehicles, building a fixed launchplatform, modifying the umbilical..., to operate as a launch site for suborbital reusable launch vehicle (RLV) missions... a spacewalk to install a universal work platform at the station’s Zvezda module...), to the newly installed work platform. The two-jointed robot, with... a 76-minute delay. The launch was Japan’s first launch of a heavy-lift... Alcatel Spacebus 4000 C1 satellite platform selected for Apstar 6 included no... from SeaLaunch’s Odyssey floating platform at the equator aboard a Zenit-3SL rocket. SeaLaunch used a self-propelled launchplatform... it possible to launch heavier payloads than elsewhere. SeaLaunch announced that the... Press, “DirecTV Satellite Launched from SeaLaunch Ocean Platform,” 27 April 2005. 784... the first time, NASA’s Mars Odyssey and ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft... the planet since 1997, Mars Odyssey had arrived in 2001, and... late 2003. MGS and Mars Odyssey followed similar nearpolar orbits, sometimes... kilometers) of each other, but Odyssey orbited higher than MGS to... had captured two images of Odyssey 7.5 seconds apartthe first from... also installed an external stowage platform and a new iteration of an...
... FAA-Licensed Orbital Launch Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 U.S. and FAA-Licensed Orbital Launch Activity in Detail . . . . . . . . 5 2008 Worldwide Orbital Launch Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Worldwide Orbital Payload Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Launch Activities by... five launches used the multinational SeaLaunch Zenit-3SL. Overall, 28 commercial... were three launch failures, including one non-commercial launch and two commercial... Suborbital or Orbital Launch A commercial suborbital or orbital launch has one or... greatest mass on a launch vehicle for a given launch. • The launch is privately financed... internationally competed launch contract is one in which the launch opportunity was... principle to any capable launch service provider. Such a launch is considered commercial... dominated by GEO launches. After a SeaLaunch failure in early 2007, there... Thuraya 3 on January 15, 2008, SeaLaunch went 19-Mar-08 Zenit... Zenit-3SL launches from the SeaLaunchOdysseyplatform occurred during 2008. All five... for a single launch may be spread over several years. •3• Launch Outcome Table 1. 2008 FAA-Licensed Orbital Launch Events The..., launch rates have fluctuated (see Figure 1) but the resurgence of the SeaLaunch... Administration (NASA) civil government missions. SeaLaunch conducted five FAA-licensed commercial... of U.S. launch activity (including SeaLaunch) during 2008 by vehicle. UNITED STATES SEALAUNCH Vehicle...-3SL 5 1 2 2 1 0 5 Launch Reliability (2008) 2/2 100% 1/2 50% 5/5 100% 2/2 100% 4/4 100% 5/5 100% Launch Reliability..., VAFB CCAFS, VAFB KSC Odyssey Pacific Ocean Platform 6,100 (13,440) 2,170.... LOCKHAED MARTIN COMMERCIAL LAUNCH SERVICES Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services (LMCLS) manages... 2008, LMCLS performed one launch. The launch took place in April and... using a Pegasus XL vehicle. SEALAUNCH COMPANY, LLC SeaLaunch offers the Zenit-3SL... the mobile OdysseyLaunchPlatform along the Equator in the Pacific Ocean. SeaLaunch returned to flight in 2008, following a January 2007 launch failure. In 2008, SeaLaunch carried out five successful... premiere of the Land Launch system, operated by SeaLaunch LLC and launched... majority shareholder (40 percent) of SeaLaunch. Other partners include S. P. Korolev Rocket... the multinational consortium SeaLaunch conducted a total of 69 launch events in 2008... by the return of the SeaLaunch Zenit-3SL to service. See... global commercial launch market (see Table 3. 2008 Worldwide Orbital Launch Events Figure... share. SeaLaunch had five commercial launches while its Land Launch joint venture conducted its first-ever launch to comprise... Commercial Launch Events WORLDWIDE LAUNCH REVENUES Revenues from the 28 commercial launch events... and SeaLaunch had an estimated US$475 million in commercial launch revenue... based, with the exception of SeaLaunch, which is designated simply as...-1. The lunar launch occurred in October using a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV... Launches Launch Reliability (2008) Launch Reliability (Last 10 Years) Year of First Launch CHINA INDIA JAPAN IRAN LAND LAUNCH Ariane 5 Long... commercial launches, respectively. The multinational SeaLaunch Company performed 19 commercial launches... 2006 Table 8. Approximate Launch Revenues for Commercial Launch Events 2004–2008 (US... 2008 Figure 14. Approximate Launch Revenues for Commercial Launch Events (2004–2008... multinational firms such as SeaLaunch to provide launch services. China is likely... to launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome instead of the SeaLaunchplatform. Its April launch lifted... into GEO. Land Launch is a collaboration between SeaLaunch and Moscow-based Space... developing a small launch vehicle, designated the Korea Space Launch Vehicle (KSLV), that... Internationally Competed Launch Events (2004-2008)* * An internationally competed launch contract is one in which the launch opportunity was... M S S 15-Jan-2008 V Zenit-3SL OdysseyLaunchPlatform * Thuraya 3 GEO Thuraya Satellite Boeing...-6 19-Mar-2008 V Zenit-3SL OdysseyLaunchPlatform * DirecTV 11 GEO DirecTV, Inc... LEO LEO V Denotes commercial launch, defined as a launch that is internationally competed...-2008 V Kosmos 3M Manufacturer Roscosmos OdysseyLaunchPlatform * Galaxy 18 Kourou Operator Intelsat...-6 15-Jul-2008 V Zenit-3SL OdysseyLaunchPlatform * Echostar XI GEO Echostar Communications... Alenia Space V Denotes commercial launch, defined as a launch that is internationally competed... S S 24-Sep-08 V Zenit-3SL OdysseyLaunchPlatform * Galaxy 19 GEO Intelsat Space... 1M GEO V Denotes commercial launch, defined as a launch that is internationally competed... M R18 MEO V Denotes commercial launch, defined as a launch that is internationally competed...