Borisov said that the decision to restore the cosmodrome was made after discussing the project with the president
We would be foolish not to restore Sea Launch and use it. All this is technically possible.
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In the future, it is expected that specializedoperator who will handle launches from the cosmodrome. However, who will be the founder of this operator is still an open question, Borisov emphasizes. According to the Deputy Prime Minister, “there is a place for Roscosmos, Rosatom, and S7.” In addition, the politician does not exclude the possibility of various funds or banks appearing among the founders. The reason is simple - restoration requires money.
"Sea Launch" will be commercially successful if five launches a year are made from it, Borisov is sure.
Rosatom previously estimated the cost of purchasing the cosmodrome from S7 Space at 11 billion rubles, and the cost of its restoration at 84 billion rubles in 2020 prices.
In recent years, the Sea Launch cosmodromebelonged to S7 Space, a subsidiary of the S7 Group holding company. The company decided to sell the site because it does not have available funds for the development of a floating spaceport. Thus, the Sea Launch project was temporarily frozen.
Sea Launch - floating spaceport for launchmissiles of the Zenit-3SL modification of the Zenit family by the international consortium for the operation of the Sea Launch cosmodrome. The starting point is located in the Pacific Ocean at a point with coordinates 0 ° 00 ′ s. sh. 154 ° 00 ′ W d., near Christmas Island. In early 2020, it was relocated to the Far East, to the port of Slavyanka, located 50 km from Vladivostok.
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