Independent Access to Space

Situation now

In 2022, 134 launch vehicles were launched by leading space powers. Almost all of them were launched by heavy and medium-class launch vehicles. Customers have to wait up to 3 years until a cluster of launch satellites is formed. Also, the design features of satellites are not taken into account, they have to be unified, which often leads to a decrease in their efficiency.

The number of satellites on the international market is growing exponentially, queues for their launch are constantly growing, and the capabilities of companies that launch launch vehicles lag far behind the needs of the market

Launching satellites is a branch of business where demand far exceeds the capabilities of space companies

The need to launch satellites in the next 10 years should increase by an order of magnitude up to 10 times

The weight and size of satellites is reduced by 8% annually, while their functional capabilities are increasing

Placing satellites into LEO ensures a higher speed of up-/ downlink signal transmission

Project impact

Independent access to space with the ability to reach any value of satellite orbit

Security forces have the operational ability to launch satellites for their own needs

Commercially profitable, incl. budget revenues

No need to coordinate the drop zones of the LV stages

Minimal investments in the new ground infrastructure

Reusable 1st stage

Launching the payload of a cluster of up to 15 satellites with a total mass of up to 700 kg into a SSO at competitive launch price

Launch project description

Launch

From a sea platform for preparation and launch, made according to the type of non-self-propelled floating dock, with a displacement of 10,000

Place of launch

International waters

Method of launch

In 2 stages, there are two doublet launch vehicles. In one cycle, there will be 4 launches of launch vehicles.

Launch conditions

The choice of the launch place will allow to achieve the maximum performance indicators of the payload launch into a sun-synchronous orbit.

The preparatory pre-launch operations are performed in the base port, the launch operations - on the launch platform

Composition of the Complex

Technical Characteristic of the Launch Vehicle

Number of stages	2
Diameter	2,4 m
Height	26 m
Number of engines, 1st stage:
- Cruise single-chamber engine	2 pcs.
- 4-chamber steering engine	1 pc.
Number of engines, 2nd stage:
- 4-chamber steering engine	1 pc.

Investments necessary for the R&D and production

Additional expenses, including:

Design and manufacture of load-lifting mechanisms for overloading LVs

Design and manufacture of the "Sea platform for preparation and launch"

Design and creation of marine infrastructure for storage of launch vehicles, fuel components, etc.

Modernization of an existing oceangoing tug as a launch control vessel

Design and manufacture of the necessary launch and pre-launch equipment

Estimated cost of a serial launch vehicle

The term of the complex creation

Advantages vs Competitors

Company	Launch vehicle	Payload, kg	Price of one serial launch, $ mln.	Payload launch price, $/kg	State
Rocket Lab	Electron	225	5	22 222	USA
Firefly Aerospace	Firefly Alpha	400	9	22 500	USA
DSC/BOS	Zenith-1SL	700	11	15 700	PL-Ua