Kosmotras has planned five launches of the Russian-Ukrainian rocket " Dnepr "
The international space organization Kosmotras has orders for five runs of the Russian-Ukrainian carrier rockets "Dnipro" in 2016 and 2017.
"All actions of ISC Kosmotras for the fulfilment of contractual obligations are carried out in Accordance with approved schedules ", - stated in the document, reports a news Agency. According to the published schedule, in each half of 2016 and the first part of the 2017 expected one cluster to launch satellites. On August 5, 2017 planned launch 2 satellites Grace Follow-On. Another group launch spacecraft is planned to be held in the 2nd part of 2017 or early 2018. First, the General Director of the "Team" Alexander Serkin said that in 2015 is expected in the total difficulties 3 start Dnipro, including the launch of Korean satellites KOMPSAT-3A. He, as approved in the organization, scheduled for March 26. Roscosmos have said before about temporary suspension of missile launches " Dnipro ", but later the official representative of the Department Igor Burenkov assured that Everything is already achieved consensus on the media will be made." Dnepr - three-stage liquid-propellant missile, its first and second stages - standard for ballistic missile RS-20, also popular as "Satan" (SS-18). The company Kosmotras modernizes the RS-20B, developed in Dnepropetrovsk. The runs are performed from the Baikonur cosmodrome and from the territory of the Orenburg region. Previous start "Dnipro" was held in November 2014.
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