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Sea Launch was a multinational company that provided orbital launch services from 1999 to 2014 using a mobile maritime platform. It faced bankruptcy, legal disputes, and political turmoil, and was acquired by S7 Group in 2016, but its operations are still suspended.
Aug 29, 2018 · 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.
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.
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.
Sea Launch was a launch provider who offered launched to geostationary orbit from a floating launch platform in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
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Aug 29, 2024 · HELSINKI — China’s Galactic Energy conducted its third Ceres-1 solid rocket sea launch Thursday, successfully sending six satellites into orbit. The Ceres-1 lifted off from a transport erector ...
