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As
the Soyuz Company, Starsem brings together four of the world's
leading space organizations.
Starsem offers the expertise of commercial, technical and operational
teams with years of experience gained through manned and unmanned
launches that span the history of the space program.
EADS
SPACE / Arianespace / Russian
Federal Space Agency / The Samara Space
Center (TsSKB-Progress)
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EADS
SPACE
EADS SPACE,
a wholly owned subsidiary of EADS (European Aeronautic Defence
and Space Company) is dedicated to providing civil and defense
space systems. In 2004, EADS SPACE had a turnover of 2.6 billion
Euros and 11,000 employees in France, Germany, the United Kingdom
and Spain. Its activities are based on three main subsidiaries:
EADS SPACE Transportation, for launchers and orbital infrastructure,
EADS Astrium for satellites and ground segment and EADS SPACE
Services to develop and deliver satellite services. EADS is a
global leader in aerospace, defense and related services. In 2004,
EADS generated revenues of 31.8 billion Euros and employed a workforce
of more than 110,000.
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Arianespace
Arianespace
is the international leader in commercial launch services, and
today holds more than 50 percent of the world market for satellites
launched to the geostationary transfer orbit (GTO).
From its creation
in 1980 as the first commercial space transportation company,
Arianespace has successfully performed over 165 launches and signed
contracts for more than 260 payloads with some 60operators/customers.
Arianespace oversees
the marketing and sales, production and operation of Ariane launch
vehicles. Arianespace has placed the Ariane 5 heavy-lift launcher
into commercial service to meet the market requirements of today
and tomorrow. This capable new vehicle is perfectly tailored to
the increasingly diversified demand for service - including heavier
and larger satellites, a wider range of orbits and combined missions.
Based in Evry,
France, Arianespace has 23 European corporate shareholders.
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Russian Federal
Space Agency
The
Russian Federal
Space Agency is the central body of the federal executive
authority defining the Russian Federation's national policy in
the field of space research and exploration. The agency also performs
interdisciplinary coordination of national scientific and application
space programs.
It was created
in February 1992 by a decree issued by the President of the Russian
Federation.
Agency's responsibilities
include: development and implementation of Russian national space
policy; acting in the capacity of government customer in the development
of scientific and application space systems, facilities and equipment;
establishing international cooperation and collaboration in space
research, and organization/coordination of commercial space programs.
Operations under
Agency responsibility include several hundred space companies
and organizations.
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The Samara Space
Center
The Samara Space
Center "TsSKB-Progress" was created by a Russian
Presidential decree in 1996 by combining the TsSKB Central Samara
Design Bureau and the "Progress" production plant.
The Samara Space
Center is one of the world leaders in the design of launchers,
spacecraft and related systems. Its history goes back to the start
of the space program in 1959 when a branch of the Moscow OKB-1
design bureau was established in the city of Kuibyshev (now known
as Samara).
The Center evolved
a family of launch vehicles from the OKB-1's R-7 intercontinental
ballistic missile.
Approximately 10
versions were developed, including Sputnik (which carried the
first man-made satellite into orbit), Vostok (used for the initial
manned space flight), Molniya and Soyuz. The organization also
has developed - or is involved in - a range of spacecraft, including
the Foton, Bion, Resurs, and Nika satellites.
The Samara Space
Center has facilities for static, vibration, thermal and environmental
testing, as well as simulators and test benches.
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