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Sea Launch was founded by four companies from four countries, which shared the original ownership of offshore Cayman Islands-registered Sea Launch. Ship "Sea Launch" registered Monrovia after reorganising from Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2010, a majority share of the company was acquired by Russian interests.
Dec 11, 2023 · Learn about Sea Launch, a multinational company that operated a floating platform and a Zenit rocket for equatorial launches of commercial satellites. Discover its history, achievements, challenges and current status.
Jul 28, 2000 · Learn how Sea Launch combines aerospace and marine technology to provide heavy-lift launch services for commercial customers around the globe. See the facilities, operations and contractors involved in the offshore launch platform and the integrated launch vehicle Zenit-3SL.
Sea Launch. Image courtesy: spacenews.com. The history of the Sea Launch platform began in 1995 when a consortium of four companies from the United States, Russia, Norway, and Ukraine (with 40, 25, 20 and 15% shares respectively) was established.
Sep 7, 2016 · Sea Launch is a unique space launch system intended to be an attractive way to launch geostationary earth orbit (GEO) satellites. It was developed as a multinational endeavor that uses a mobile maritime launch platform for equatorial launches of commercial payloads on a specialized Zenit-3SL launch system.
Jun 5, 2019 · China successfully launched seven satellites from a mobile platform in the Yellow Sea, using a solid propellant rocket. The sea launch capability provides new flexibility and benefits for China's space program and industry.
Sep 5, 2023 · Galactic Energy, a commercial launch firm, launched four satellites for Guodian Gaoke from a mobile platform off the coast of Haiyang, China. The Ceres-1 solid rocket is the first Chinese launch vehicle to use a sea spaceport, joining other startups like Orienspace and Space Pioneer.
