In French Guiana from Kourou on 8 November 2017 at about 03:40 successful start-up of the European carrier rocket light class Vega with a Ukrainian engine. According to the State space Agency of Ukraine.
It is noted that the carrier rocket put into orbit satellite remote sensing of the Moroccan Mohammed VI-A. Cruise engine RD-843 4-stage launch vehicle developed by the State enterprise “Design Bureau” southern” them. Yangel and made by the State enterprise “Production Association “southern machine-building plant. Makarov”.
The specified start was 11th in the framework of the Vega and the third in 2017. In just five years, Vega put into orbit 26 satellites for 20 customers around the world. It is worth noting that on Friday, November 10, will be a rocket launch Antares.
The basic design of the first stage of the American rocket Antares medium-class create Ukrainian enterprises of the space industry of KB “southern” and “Pivdenmash” in cooperation with enterprises Khartron-ARKOS, Khartron-YUKOM, Chezar, rapid and other. Recall, the famous engineer and entrepreneur Elon Musk has called the Ukrainian carrier rocket “Zenit” best after their. On April 28 of this year an agreement was signed between Yuzhmash and S7 Sea Launch Limited manufacturing and supplying launch vehicles of the series “Zenit”.
Earlier it was reported that in November will launch three rockets, created with the help of Ukraine. In particular, they talked about the launch of such spacecraft as Vega (November 8), Antares (10 November) and Zenit (exact date not specified). The carrier rocket Zenit developed by the State enterprise “Design Bureau “southern” them. Yangel” and manufactured by the state enterprise “Production Association “southern machine-building plant them. A. M. Makarov” in cooperation with other companies.
The rocket is one of the most successful in the world and is designed to deliver spacecraft high-mass medium, high circular and elliptic near-earth orbits including geotransfer and geostationary orbit.
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