Media: the Federation will not apply the "Roar" because of Ukrainian components
Russia will need to complete the application launchers "Roar" because of the ban on the Ukrainian authorities to put them equipment, informs on Thursday print edition of " ".
It clarifies the magazine, Ukraine supplies management system for the booster block breeze-KM "used from" Rokotov ".
"at the meeting in the Russian Federal space Agency at the end of the last week of Directors plants put in popularity that on March 3 will be the last launch of "Roar" from the Plesetsk cosmodrome and more these missile systems to be operated will not. The reason cited difficulties in interaction with the Kharkov plant " Khartron ", vendor management systems and mathematics for upper stages. The Ukrainian government has banned the export to the Russian Federation of equipment, which is able to be used in military programs. Under the ban got the equipment for "Rokotov," said sources at the Space Agency.
print edition adds that the media "Roar" are used non-stop for spacecraft launches in the interests of Minoborony. For example, they are communication satellites "Spring" of the Main intelligence Directorate of the General staff of the RF armed forces. According to the magazine, it is "Roar" in may of last year has put into orbit the latest secret experimental satellite " Cosmos-2499 ", performing maneuvers in space.
The publication could not get clarification from the competent Roscosmos, but Space Center (Khrunichev the newspaper confirmed the termination of the cooperation with the Ukrainian company.
"interaction in the interests of the Russian defense Ministry on the project "Rumble" between the Ukrainian company "Khartron" and Khrunichev Centre and the truth is terminated. Work to launch "Robotomy" civil spacecraft, such as the European programme continues. Planned launches "Rokotov will be done," magazine gives the words of the official messenger of the Khrunichev Centre Alexander Shmygova.
The source in the Russian Federal space Agency told the Publication that today 3 upper stage "breeze-KM" have already been delivered to Russia, but to run without the participation of the authorized "Khartron" would be problematic, because the Ukrainian Experts are obliged to enter into the system the flight mission.
According to the magazine, the Khrunichev Centre did not want to discuss the possibility of exploitation "Rokotov" without the participation of the authorized " Khartron ", but stressed that the Russian side has opportunities and technical solutions to run " Rokotov ".
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