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Cooperation between Ukraine and Russia in the space sector continues – Ghhauto: Russian top stories

07.04.2015 00:14

Even though the political differences between Russia and Ukraine, joint work in the field of space exploration continues, Ukraine returns to Roscosmos. Ukrainian authorities have given permission to launch two rockets service “Zenith”, as well as to start the broadcasting satellite “Lybid».

Sergey Voight, CEO YuMZ, said that the Russian side has received all necessary permits documents from the Ukrainian authorities. These documents are needed to guide the technicians to service launched from Baikonur launch. This event is going to happen in July of this 2015.

According to the source in TsENKI, in the last decade of March in Ukraine held a meeting on the satellite “Lybid” with its vendors and customers. At the meeting it was stated that the spacecraft made and ready to run. At the same time, if it is, as originally planned, start with “Zenith” from Baikonur, then this will need to find $ 15 million to pay for the RD-171 and US $ 150 thousand. For the purchase of already partially paid management system. And two – two and a half months, the rocket will be ready for shipment to the launch site to run.

The Ukrainian side would prefer to use the old operating time than to look for “LYBID” alternative media and the Russian cosmodrome. How napominaeti edition, the first in the history of Ukrainian geostationary telecommunications satellites “Lybid” made jointly by the Canadian company MDA and Zheleznogorsk “ISS Reshetnev”. Its launch is planned for 2013, but has not paid Yuzhmash enterprises Roscosmos engines for missiles and control system.

“Roskosmos” in this regard, the official declined to comment, referring to some uncertainty on the part of Ukraine. Recently requests Ukrainian colleagues regarding tehobespecheniya launch “Zenith” Ukrainian partners remained unanswered. Yuzhmash refused to field supervision combat missile system R-36M. “Roskosmos” in February declined to supply from Ukraine launch vehicles “Zenith”.

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