Kjell Karlsen President Sea Launch July 15, 2011 Aerospace & Defense Forum Aerospace & Defense Forum
Agenda • What Is Sea Launch? • Customers We Serve • The Concept • SL History • SL Vessel Modifications (3:20 video) • Restructuring Process • Bridging Cultural Differences • Launch Facilities, Assets and Rocket Segment • Operations at Sea Launch Home Port (5:48 video) • Launch Campaign • Slow-motion launch (2:00 video) • SL Animation (2:03 video) • Sea Launch Future 2 Aerospace & Defense Forum
What is Sea Launch? Provider of Heavy-lift Commercial Space Launch Services Launch from a floating platform on the Equator Based on Zenit-3SL launch system Originally formed in 1995 as an International JV Partnership Performed 30 Launches to date, operational for 10 years Competes in Global Commercial Launch Services Market Aerospace & Defense Forum 3
Customers We Serve Launched and Firm Contracts Aerospace & Defense Forum
The Concept What We Do • Launch commercial satellites to orbit from a platform at sea • Directly on the Equator • Use existing flight- Sea Launch Home Port proven Zenit-3SL launch system suitable Long Beach, California for automated launch operations • All-inclination/orbit launch capability • High Performance • Excellent Value • Facilities and amenities of a U.S. launch site 5 Heavy-Lift Commercial Launch Services Aerospace & Defense Forum
Sea Launch History Summer 1993 Exploratory discussions occur Spring 1994 Initial Sea Launch studies begin April 1995 Sea Launch is formed December 1995 Hughes signs first order. Ship construction commences July 1996 Hughes commits to three more launches. Space Systems/Loral orders five satellite launches August 8, 1996 Groundbreaking held for Home Port in Long Beach, California December 1996 Command ship completed and launched from Kvaerner shipyard in Scotland May 1997 Launch platform sails from Norway to Russia September 1997 Sea Launch Commander christened June 1998 Sea Launch Commander and The Odyssey leaves Russia for Long Beach, carrying the first two Sea Launch vehicles March 1999 First launch - Demonstration Payload March 2009 Sea Launch celebrates 10 years of launch operations April 2009 Sea Launch completes its 30th launch mission June 2009 Sea Launch Company L.L.C. filed voluntary petitions to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States October 2010 Sea Launch AG emerges from Chapter 11 September 2011 Return to Launch Operations 6 Aerospace & Defense Forum Aerospace & Defense Forum
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Restructuring Process Sea Launch filed for Chapter-11 restructuring in 2009 for a number of reasons 16 month restructuring effort SDO Yuzhnoye completed in 2010 PO YUZHMA ZHMASH SH Energia Overseas Limited is 95 % owner of Sea Launch Through injection of $ 155 M in equity and access to a $ 200 M line of credit Original Ownership Structure of Sea Launch Sea Launch AG is incorporated in Bern, Switzerland Operation facilities remain in Long Beach, California Backlog of nine missions valued in excess of $ 1 B 8 8 Aerospace & Defense Forum
Restructuring Process RSC Energia Owner & Rocket Segment Prime Contractor RSC Energia is a public corporation, fiscally transparent, and is 38% owned by the government of the Russian Federation Leading Russian Federation Space Integrator involved in every major Russian space effort Space Vehicles Earth & Communications Satellites Orbital Stations Launch Vehicles Space Transfer Vehicles Interplanetary Probes OAO Rocket and Space Block-DM for Sea Launch, Land Corporation Energia Launch and Proton launch vehicles S.P. Korolev 9 Aerospace & Defense Forum
Bridging Cultural Differences • Sea Launch brings together world-class aerospace and marine technologies from four nations • Challenges • Language • Business Practices • Communication 10
Facilities & Assets Marine Segment Home Port Segment Rocket Segment Sea Launch “Commander” • Systems integration • Rocket integration and test • Rocket segment • Mission control processing • Launch team accommodations YUZHMASH • Payload processing and • Range support and helo operations encapsulation • Pier and marine provisioning • Support engineering • Logistics support • Sea Launch Zenit-3SL rocket • Rocket segment storage • Sea Launch Block DM upper stage • Payload accommodations Launch Platform “Odyssey” • Launch vehicle checkout • Launch complex • Launch vehicle fueling • Launch vehicle transit 11 Aerospace & Defense Forum
Sea Launch in the United States • First high technology tenant on former Navy Base, Port of Long Beach, 1996 • Operations Facilities for 190 permanent and 400 temporary personnel with no U.S. taxpayer dollars involved • 83 full-time personnel • Surge of Russian & Ukrainian personnel during launch • Auburn WA – up to 130 Boeing personnel • Mission Design • Payload Fairing Manufacturing 12 Aerospace & Defense Forum
Unique Operational Characteristics Why the Zenit-2S Booster lends itself well to Sea Launch Zenit-2S represented a robust, clean-sheet LV in mid 80’s Advanced Soviet design (no solids, horizontal processing, environmentally friendly fuels, performance, fast recycle times) Sea Launch chose the Zenit 2S booster as its state of the art design and automated launch capability results in minimal required launch personnel, lending itself to launching from a remote, ocean-based launch site 13 Aerospace & Defense Forum Aerospace & Defense Forum
Launch Campaign Payload Unit (PLU) PLU to Block-DM-SL Mate Integrated Launch Vehicle (ILV) Spacecraft arrival at Home Port transfer to Assembly (19 days before launch) Transfer to Launch Platform (LP) Command Ship (ACS) (about 45 days before launch) (18 days before launch) (24 days before launch) LP to Transit Launch Site ACS Transit to Launch Site Integrated Systems Test (Departs 15 days before launch) (Departs 12 days before launch) (17 days before launch) Launch ( day 0) Launch Operations (Begins 3 days before launch) 14 Aerospace & Defense Forum
Launch Campaign Sea La Sea Launc unch h Vess essels els in Home P in Home Por ort t Aerospace & Defense Forum
Launch Campaign Transf ansfer erring ring Payload ayload Unit Unit fr from om Pr Proce ocess ssing ing to R to Roc ocket et Inte Integration tion Hall Hall Aerospace & Defense Forum
Launch Campaign Transf ansfer er of of IL ILV V fr from A om ACS t CS to Launc o Launch Pla h Platf tfor orm m in pr in prepar eparation tion for t or the jour he journey t ney to the o the Launc Launch h Site Site Aerospace & Defense Forum
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Launch Campaign LP and A LP and ACS in t CS in transit ansit to to Launc Launch h Site Site Aerospace & Defense Forum
Sea Launch-Launch Site On the Equator 20 N HAWAIIAN ISLANDS North Pacific Ocean Johnston Atoll 10 N Launch Site Kingman Reef Palmyra Atoll 0 N 154 W Teraina Tabuaeran LINE Kiritimati (Christmas) ISLANDS 0 Jarvis Island Malden Island 160 W 150 W 140 W • No range restrictions • Weather and waves are benign • Weather Buoy on Station • Ideal for Geosynchronous satellites Aerospace & Defense Forum
Upon Arrival at Launch Link bridge oper Link bridge operations tions betw between een the t the two v o vess essels els at t t the equa he equator torial launc ial launch sit h site Site Aerospace & Defense Forum
Launch Campaign performance The IL he ILV V is is rolled olled out out of of t the hangar and er he hangar and erected ected Aerospace & Defense Forum
Launch Campaign Bef Befor ore fue e fuelling lling commences t commences the he ACS mo CS moves es 5 kilometr 5 kilometres es up r up range ange Aerospace & Defense Forum
Launch Campaign The Launc he Launch h Pla Platf tfor orm m wi with th the IL the ILV er erected on t ected on the he pad pad Aerospace & Defense Forum
Launch Campaign Lift-off!! Aerospace & Defense Forum
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Return To Operations Represents Sea Launch’s first launch in almost 2 ½ years 31 st Mission ATLANTIC BIRD- 7™ serving the digital video broadcasting market in the Middle East Spacecraft Characteristics EADS Astrium Eurostar-3000 bus 4,600 kilograms Orbital slot - 7 degrees East Longitude View launch live at www.sea-launch.com! Aerospace & Defense Forum
SL # 31 Launch Hardware Arrives July 14, 2011 Aerospace & Defense Forum
Sea Launch Future is Bright Looking Ahead 5 Launches Per Year by 2013 Launch Platform Dry Dock • Launch Reliably Execute Business Plan • Add Backlog Launch of Zenit-3SLB Intelsat-18 from Baikonur 3Q 2011 – Resumption AtlanticBird-7 of Launch Operations Aerospace & Defense Forum
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