The Ukraine has three launch vehicles (rockets): the Dnepr, Zenit and Tsyklon. All come from the Soviet era. The Dnepr and Tsyklon are modified ICBMs and the Tsyklon is a rocket booster for the Energia.
The Ukraine does not have any launch facilities and launches from Russia or Kazakhstan. The Zenit can also be launch from a modified oil platform.
The Dnepr will retry to bring Cryosat-2 (the first exploded) into space today. It launches from a silo, starting with an explosion under the rocket to bring it out of the silo.
Dnepr launch:Zenit launch.
Tsyklon launch.
2 comments:
Launch success!
:D
They should have launched on ascension day :)
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