Space X has postponed the launch of the Transporter-3 mission with the Ukrainian satellite Sich-2-30 to January 13, 2022.
This was announced by the head of the State Space Agency Vladimir Taftay.
At the beginning of the month it was reported that the launch would take place three days earlier, on January 10, 2022, from the cosmodrome at Cape Canaveral in Florida, USA.
Meanwhile, at the site of the future launch, representatives of the Yuzhnoye design bureau on December 20 have already signed with the Dutch company ISILAUNCH a protocol for completing the integration of the Sich-2-30 spacecraft with the Falcon 9 launch vehicle of the American company SpaceX.
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– This means that the satellite is completely ready for launch, – explains Vladimir Taftay.
In accordance with the terms of the agreement, ISILAUNCH is responsible for the integration of the mission, and SpaceX is the provider of launch services .
Sputnik Sich-2-30, manufactured at the Yuzhnoye design bureau in the Dnieper within the framework of the National Space Program of Ukraine, Ukraine sent to the United States on December 5.
On completion of all customs procedures without deviating from graphics reported from Dneprovsk I'm customs.
According to the head of the State Space Agency Vladimir Taftay, this satellite is intended for the civil needs of Ukraine.
