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Old May 16th 05, 09:48 AM
Stan
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Default The End Of The Proton-K

There are only a few Proton-Ks remaining (www.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru).
So when they run out what will the Russian military do?
They kept site 81 (platforms 23 and 24) so they have secure access to
space whilst site 200 (platform 39 and 40 - baiterek) is under
Roscosmos authority. Once the last Proton-K flies and only Proton-M
remain the Russian military will have only one useable launch site
(number 24) because the other (23) does not support Proton-Ms?

81/24 410-02 11S861 96L US-KMO
200/39 410-01 Briz-M 885-05 AMC-9 14S75
81/23 407-02 11S861-01 12L Jamal 17S72
81/24 410-03 Briz-M 885-06 GLONASS 14S75
200/39 410-04 11S861-01 13L Ekspress-AM22
81/23 410-05? Globus-1
200/39 410-06 11S861-01 14L Ekspress-AM11 *1
200/39 410-08 11S861-01 15L Ekspress-AM1
81/23 410-09 11S861 104L GLONASS
200/39 410-10 11S861-01 16L Ekspress-AM2 *2
200/39 410-07 11S861 103L Ekspress-AM3 *3
410-11
410-12
410-13

*1 www.tsenki.com/PlanQuart.asp said 410-08?
*2 www.federalspace.ru/PlanQuart.asp
*3 Khrunichev said AM3 would fly with Kazsat (3,6 tonnes to GSO!) but
now it is using a military rocket and not an 11S861-01?

Also read on www.federal.space that Anik-F1R and Measat-3 are to be
launched with military personal which implies launch site 81/24