Launching of rocket Zenith-3SL is assigned on Sunday

Starting from the water area of the Pacific Ocean of the carrier rocket Zenith-3SL within the framework of the program "Sea Launch" with the American communication satellite is assigned on Sunday reported the press- secretary of the company "Sea Launch" Pola Korn.

"The decision about the new date of starting was recently accepted. We plan to accomplish launching of carrier rocket Zenith-3SL with the American communication satellite EchoStar X on Sunday 12 February at 15.35 on the time of the western coast of the USA (23.35 on Greenwich)" said Korn.

The previous starting was planned on 8 February, but it was postponed on the technical reasons. The press-secretary of the company explained that on Sunday the 49-minute window favorable for the launching would open. The carrier rocket must put the communication satellite with a weight of 4333 kilograms into geosynchronous orbit. It must become the tenth in its family and ensure the translation of the television programs of the company DISH Network.

The disjoint of the first stage of carrier rocket must occur in 2,5 minutes after start from the above-water starting platform the "Odyssey".

Company "Sea Launch" is the only one in the world which can realize starting from the equator at the given moment. Due to this the highly reliable carrier rockets of class Zenith-3SL can place in orbit the satellites of larger mass or provide the possibility of the more long-term usage of automatic spacecraft in orbit.

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