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AN AN-124 FOR SATELLITE LAUNCHES

MOSCOW, According to "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" the Russian aerospace industry is currently transforming one An-124-100 plane into a flying cosmodrome. The unique Russian-Ukrainian Air Launch system will make Russia the leader of the global space market. Various countries will launch 1,800 to 2,000 light satellites in the next 20 years. Expenses on their launch will be five times lower in case...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 8383
Rome, Italy, 02/19/2001 14:36
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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