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	SPACE.com -- Starsem Soyuz rocket scrubs first launch attempt of ESA's Cluster satellites into Earth orbit
		CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Launch of a Starsem Soyuz rocket carrying a pair of European Space Agency science probes was called off at the last minute on Saturday because of a problem with a connection between the rocket and the launch pad.
		Starsem, the joint Russian-French company, is responsible for the launch, which includes the use of a new upper stage called Fregat.
		Starsem conducted two successful test launches of the Soyuz rocket with the new Fregat upper stage earlier this year.
	www.space.com /missionlaunches/launches/soyuz_cluster_scrub_000715.html (809 words)

	Soyuz launch vehicle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The creation of Starsem in July 1996 provided new funding for the creation of a less ambitious variant, the Soyuz-Fregat or Soyuz U/Fregat.
		In April 1997, Starsem obtained a contract from the European Space Agency to launch two pairs of Cluster 2 plasma science satellites using the Soyuz-Fregat.
		Before the introduction of this new model, Starsem launched 24 satellites of the Globalstar constellation in 6 launches with a restartable Ikar upper stage, between September 22, 1999 and November 22, 1999.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Soyuz_launch_vehicle (836 words)

	Your Daily Briefing Of Satellite
		Starsem said the mission with the test payload was accomplished in compliance with the nominal program.
		According to Starsem, this was the eighth Soyuz family mission in 2004, marking a major step in the launch vehicle evolution program.
		Starsem said a recent decision of the European Space Agency to introduce the Soyuz launch capability at the Guiana Space Center (CSG) is a major step in widening the range of accessible missions.
	www.satnews.com /stories11/789.htm (320 words)

	Globeinvestor.com: Starsem and Arianespace Orbit Amos 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		Starsem, Arianespace and their Russian partners confirmed that the Fregat upper stage accurately injected the Amos 2 satellite into the targeted orbit.
		To comply with Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) requirements, Arianespace and Starsem had decided, in agreement with the Israeli operator Spacecom Ltd, that the Amos 2 spacecraft launch, initially planned by an Ariane 5, would be performed by a Soyuz launch vehicle.
		Yesterday's launch was also the 12th carried out by Starsem, which is responsible for international marketing of the Soyuz launch vehicle, as well as for its operation.
	www.globeinvestor.com /servlet/ArticleNews/print/PRNEWS/20031229/2003_12_29_14_4236_1064257 (352 words)

	starsem press releases
		Starsem, Arianespace and their Russian partners report that the Soyuz TMA-7 manned transport spacecraft was accurately placed on the target orbit for another mission to the ISS.
		Starsem, Arianespace and their Russian partners report that that the Progress spacecraft was accurately placed on the target orbit for another mission to the ISS.
		Starsem, Arianespace and their Russian partners report that the Soyuz TMA-6 manned transport spacecraft was accurately placed on the target orbit for another mission to the ISS.
	www.starsem.com /news/releases.htm (10994 words)

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		Starsem and Arianespace today orbited the Israeli communications satellite Amos 2.
		Today's launch was also the 12th carried out by Starsem, which is responsible for international marketing of the Soyuz launcher, as well as for its operation.
		Starsem's shareholders are Arianespace, EADS, the Russian Aviation and Space Agency and the Samara Space Center.
	www.satnews.com /stories9/201.html (329 words)

	Starsem To Launch Mars Express
		"I'm very happy to sign this contract with Starsem and to have a launcher for Mars Express, the first European mission to the red planet", said Roger Bonnet, ESA director, scientific programme.
		This is the second launch contract awarded by ESA to Starsem, the first being for the launch of the four Cluster II satellites, in two pairs by Soyuz-Fregat vehicles, in summer 2000.
		The partners in the joint European-Russian Company Starsem, founded in 1996 to perform the launch services of the Soyuz launcher family, are Aerospatiale, Arianespace, the Russian Space Agency (RKA) and the Samara Space Centre.
	www.spacedaily.com /news/marsexpress-99d.html (243 words)

	EADS SPACE — Soyuz
		EADS instigated the founding of Starsem in 1996, and is registred as a French public limited company.
		In 1999, Starsem’s Soyuz launcher successfully orbited 24 of the Globalstar constellation of satellites in six launches, and ESA’s four Cluster scientific satellites in 2000.
		In June 2003, Starsem launched the first European mission to Mars, Mars Express, and performed its first GTO mission with the Israeli communications satellite Amos-2 in December 2004.
	www.space.eads.net /families/access-to-space/launch_systems/soyuz/switchLanguage?set_language=en (350 words)

	introduction to soyuz
		Soyuz traces its roots back to the two-stage R-7A intercontinental ballistic missile, which was the first in an evolutionary series of launch vehicles, beginning with the launch of Sputnik in 1957.
		The addition of the restartable Ikar upper stage to the three-stage Soyuz in 1999 allowed Starsem to launch 24 satellites of the Globalstar constellation in 6 launches.
		As a result of continued demand from the Russian government, International Space Station activity, and Starsem's commercial orders, the Soyuz is in uninterrupted production at an average rate of 10 to 15 launch vehicles per year with a capability to rapidly scale up to accommodate user's needs.
	www.starsem.com /soyuz/introduction.htm (623 words)

	Arianespace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		The payload shift from Ariane to Soyuz is a demonstration of the launcher family policy developed by Arianespace and its Starsem affiliate to best respond to clients' needs.
		AMOS 2 arrived at Baikonur Cosmodrome's Yubileiny airfield on November 10 aboard an Antonov An-124 cargo aircraft, and the spacecraft was transferred to Starsem's clean-room payload processing facility on the launch site.
		The AMOS 2 mission will mark the 12th mission for Starsem, which has responsibility for commercialization and operation of Soyuz in the international marketplace.
	www.arianespace.com /site/news/mission_up_132.html (344 words)

	Spaceflight Now \| Breaking News \| Soyuz picked to launch European weather satellites
		STARSEM Starsem is a Russian/European joint venture formed in 1996 to oversee industrial and commercial operation of the Soyuz launch vehicle family.
		STARSEM is responsible for international marketing and operation on the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan of the complete range of Soyuz launchers designed and developed by the Russian Samara Space Centre.
		STARSEM shareholders are: EADS (35%), Arianespace (15%), the Russian Aviation and Space Agency RKA (25%) and the "TsSKB-Progress" Samara Space Centre (25%).
	spaceflightnow.com /news/n0012/19eumetsat (567 words)

	Sci Tech News - from ABC News Online 28/12/2003 Russian rocket lifts Israeli satellite into space
		The launch by the Russian-European consortium Starsem was originally planned for an Ariane launcher provided by the French-based launch provider Arianespace but was transferred to a Russian Soyuz for technical reasons.
		The Russian Space Agency Rosaviakosmos owns a quarter-share in Starsem, as does the Russian space constructor Samara Space Centre, while a 35 per cent share is held by the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) which combines French, German and Spanish concerns.
		Starsem program director Francois Barreau noted that Franco-Russian cooperation in space launches was "developing fruitfully," with future ventures including the Venus Express launch set for November 2005 and the first of a series of Metop (European Meteorological) satellites the same year.
	www.abc.net.au /science/news/scitech/SciTechRepublish_1016987.htm (485 words)

	Soyuz launch vehicle -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		Although endorsed by the (additional info and facts about Russian Space Agency) Russian Space Agency and the Russian Ministry of Defence in 1993 and designated "Rus" as a Russification and modernisation of Soyuz, and later renamed Soyuz 2, a funding shortage prevented implementation of the plan.
		This consisted of a slightly modified Soyuz U combined with the Fregat upper stage, with a capacity of up to 1,350 kg to (additional info and facts about geostationary transfer orbit) geostationary transfer orbit.
		In April 1997, Starsem obtained a contract from the (additional info and facts about European Space Agency) European Space Agency to launch two pairs of Cluster 2 plasma science (Man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon) satellites using the Soyuz-Fregat.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/so/soyuz_launch_vehicle.htm (749 words)

	Globalcom Satellite Phone News and Updates
		Starsem is contracted to launch the four Globalstar satellites from Baikonur in the first half of 2007.
		A Eurockot booster was to orbit ESA’s Cryosat ice measurement spacecraft on Oct. 8, 2005.
		Starsem used six Soyuz launch vehicles to accomplish this.
	globalcomsatphone.com /news (1229 words)

	Starsem Static Test Qualifies Fregat Upper Stage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		Suresnes - September 13, 1999 - Starsem and its Russian partners, the Russian Space Agency (RKA), the company NPO Lavotchkine, and the Samara Space Center (TsSKB-Progress) have completed the ground qualification of the Fregat upper stage, an essential component of the new Soyuz-Fregat launch vehicle.
		The Fregat upper stage, developed from flight proven elements - the main engine and the propulsion subsystem were successfully used during numerous interplanetary missions - will be particularly efficient because of its compact configuration, its three-axis attitude control, and its re-ignition capability.
		Starsem comprises Aerospatiale Matra of France; ESA's marketing arm, Arianespace; the Russian Space Agency and the Samara Space Centre.
	www.spacedaily.com /news/starsem-99a.html (261 words)

	Spaceflight News Discussion Forum -> Progress M-53 Launched (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		Starsem is the company responsible for offering commercial launches on the Soyuz launch vehicle.
		Starsem, Arianespace and their Russian partners report that the Progress spacecraft was accurately placed on the target orbit for another service mission to the ISS.
		Shareholders in Starsem are Arianespace, EADS, the Russian Federal Space Agency and the Samara Space Center.
	www.spaceflightnews.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=1058 (528 words)

	Arianespace/Starsem Flight ST12, update, 24-11-2003
		The AMOS-2 flight will mark the 12th mission for Starsem, which has responsibility for commercialization and operation of Soyuz in the international marketplace.
		Starsem's shareholders are Arianespace, EADS, the Russian Aviation and Space Agency (Rosaviacosmos) and the Samara Space Center.
		This upcoming Starsem flight - designated ST12 - is targeted for the second half of December and will use Soyuz configured with the Fregat upper stage.
	www.usenet.com /newsgroups/sci.space.news/msg01116.html (347 words)

	ESA Science & Technology: Launch Vehicle
		Starsem has four shareholders - Aerospatiale, Arianespace, the Russian Space Agency and TsSKB Samara, the manufacturer of the Soyuz vehicle.
		ESA and Starsem signed the contract for launch of Mars Express in June 1999 at Le Bourget.
		For instance, Starsem uses IKAR stages for Globalstar launches.
	sci.esa.int /science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=31036 (819 words)

	Arianespace/Starsem Flight ST12, update, 26-11-2003
		The satellite was then moved to Starsem's Hazardous Processing Facility to complete the checking of its Unified Propulsion System, and to undergo pressurization validations.
		In parallel with the activity on AMOS 2, the three stages for Starsem's Soyuz launch vehicle are now at the Cosmodrome as well, and are entering their preparation phase in the assembly/integration building (MIK 40).
		AMOS 2 originally was slated for launch aboard an Arianespace Ariane 5, but was rescheduled for the Starsem Soyuz-Fregat flight in agreement with the satellite's operator, Spacecom Ltd. Liftoff of Flight ST12 is targeted for the second half of December.
	www.usenet.com /newsgroups/sci.space.news/msg01166.html (284 words)

	[FPSPACE] silent Starsem, silent night... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		But my comparison of Starsem to the Chinese was deliberate.
		And don't believe for a second that Starsem's competitors are not noting this.
		Of course, to be honest, it matters less what Starsem announces in public than what it says to its customers in private.
	www.friends-partners.org /pipermail/fpspace/2002-May/004798.html (410 words)

	JEAN-YVES LE GALL / PRESIDENT, STARSEM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		Starsem conducted six launches in 1999, its first year of operation.
		Virtually all financial transactions between Starsem and Russian institutions occur with the Russian Aviation and Space Agency, which means the Russian government.
		Beyond the Soyuz rocket, Starsem also was created to commercialize Russian Earth-observation satellites and other types of spacecraft.
	dev.space.com /spacenews/archive00/sn2000.fff1022.html (883 words)

	SPACE.com -- Starsem To Launch 32 Communication Birds
		The first launch of a Soyuz ST rocket with a SkyBridge payload is expected in the second half of 2002.
		Starsem will have roughly 18 months to complete the launch campaign before the SkyBridge system goes into operation in 2003.
		Starsem's Soyuz booster, equipped with a less powerful Ikar upper stage, completed six successful flights delivering clusters of four Globalstar communications satellites in each launch.
	www.space.com /businesstechnology/business/starsem_deal_000412.html (662 words)

	TITI-ONE 75 - Actualites Spatiale - France-In-Space 60
		Starsem has successfully performed the launch of four Globalstar satellites from Baïkonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan on Tuesday February 9, at 8.54 a.m.
		Jean-Yves Le Gall, Starsem's Chairman and C.E.O declared : " Starsem is particularly proud to contribute to the deployment of the Globalstar telecommunications satellites constellation.
		Starsem performs the commercial launch services of the Soyuz family of launchers; Starsem's partners are the Russian Space Agency (RKA), the Samara Space Center, Aerospatiale and Arianespace.
	www.ueaf.net /actualites/france-in-space_60.html (1205 words)

	Russia Buys Into Skybridge With Soyuz Launch Deal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		Starsem's shareholders are Aerospatiale-Matra with 35 percent, Arianespace with 15 percent, the Russian space and aviation agency with 25 percent and the Samara space centre with 25 percent.
		Starsem and its European and Russian partners will manage all tasks associated with launch services on Soyuz vehicles from development of a customized SkyBridge satellite dispenser to final satellite separation.
		"Starsem is very proud of its association with SkyBridge and Alcatel, which manage one of the most exciting high technology project worldwide", said Jean-Yves Le Gall, Chairman and CEO of Starsem.
	www.spacer.com /news/skybridge-00b.html (535 words)

	Arianespace
		As preparations enter their final phase for Starsem's upcoming Mars Express mission, Lucas Checcio - Arianespace's "man on the scene" - is participating closely in activities at the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
		Starsem is the Russian-European joint venture in which Arianespace has a 15% share.
		The Mars Express mission is set for a June 2 liftoff, using a Soyuz equipped with a Fregat upper stage.
	arianespace.com /site/news/checcio_main.html (274 words)

	Launch of four more GLOBALSTAR constellation satellites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		;STARSEM, whose partners are Aerospatiale, Arianespace, the Russian Space Agency (RKA) and the Samara Space Center, performs the commercial launch services of the SOYUZ family of launchers.
		The maiden STARSEM launch took place on Tuesday February 9 and already enabled four GLOBALSTAR satellites to be injected into orbit.
		;The next STARSEM launches are also dedicated to GLOBALSTAR with four more flights to perform the third and fourth launches being scheduled in April and May. In addition, the year 2000 will see STARSEM launch the CLUSTER 2 satellites for the European Space Agency, with two SOYUZ launchers.
	www.defense-aerospace.com /produit/184_us.html (231 words)

	ESA Science & Technology: Fifteen days after the launch of Mars Express, Europe has reaffirmed its trust in Soyuz: next ...
		The contract was signed at Le Bourget (Paris) Air Show, Tuesday, 17 June 2003, by David Southwood, Director of Science for the European Space Agency, and Jean-Marie Luton, CEO of Starsem.
		Yuri Koptev, General Director of the Russian Aviation and Space Agency Rosaviakosmos, Jean-Jacques Dordain, Director of Launchers for the European Space Agency, and Jean-Yves Le Gall, CEO of Arianespace, also attended the ceremony.
		The Starsem manifest for Soyuz missions currently includes contracted launches for the European Space Agency, Eumetsat and Space Systems/Loral.
	sci.esa.int /science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=33343 (325 words)

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