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The Zenit 3SL rocket SEA LAUNCH FACTS Posted: March 11, 2000
The first and second stages of the booster are provided by Yuzhnoye/Yuzhmash, and are manufactured in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine. The Zenit booster is similar to the two-stage Zenits that have flown over 35 times since 1985. The first stage is powered by an RD-171 engine with four nozzles; the second stage is equipped with a single nozzle RD-120 powerplant. The Block DM-SL is built by Energia of Moscow, Russia. This upper stage is responsible for delivering the future satellite payloads into their intended orbits during a series of up to five firings. The stage uses one 11D58M engine. Boeing of Kent, Wash., provides the payload fairing and interstage structure. The rocket's widest diameter is 14 feet, overall length of about 200 feet, all stages are kerosene and liquid oxygen fueled and the capacity to geostationary transfer orbit is 5,000 kilograms.
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Flight data file Vehicle: Sea Launch Payload: ICO F-1 Launch date: March 12, 2000 Launch time: 1449:15 GMT (9:49:15 a.m. EST) Launch site: Equator, 154 deg. West, Pacific Ocean  Pre-launch Briefing Launch timeline - Chart with times and descriptions of the events to occur during launch. Ground track - A map shows the track the Zenit will follow to orbit. The Sea Launch vessels - Overviews of the Sea Launch Commander and Odyssey launch platform. ICO preview - Story explains ICO system and its history. ICO satellite - The Hughes-built craft features breakthroughs. NewsAlert Sign up for Astronomy Now's NewsAlert service and have the latest news in astronomy and space e-mailed directly to your desktop (free of charge).
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