Rocket segments for the Zenit-3SL system arrived last week at Home Port, as Sea Launch transitions to mission operations. The hardware will support the launch of the Thuraya 3 satellite in October, as well as additional upcoming missions into 2008. The segments for the Zenit-3SL system began their journey in Dnepropetrovsk and Moscow and were transported by rail to the Port of Oktyabrsk, Ukraine, on the Black Sea. Thirty-five days later, the shipment arrived in Long Beach, Calif., on the Condock, a roll-on/roll-off vessel based in Germany.
The crew of the Condock unloaded its cargo for storage in an on-site warehouse at Home Port. The Sea Launch team will draw from this inventory to assemble the 3-stage vehicle for future missions. The Zenit-3SL includes the Zenit-2S booster and a Block DM-SL upper stage.
This is the first in a series of planned shipments resulting from long-term Sea Launch contracting initiatives with Sea Launch partners for the production of rocket segment hardware to meet current and future launch opportunities.
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