Talk:Sea Launch

Question
The following question was added to the main page by someone. I have removed it and am putting here on the discussion page where it belongs:

"(should this should be moved into entry dedicated to discussion of space-launches?)"

The question was placed in and refers to the section entitled "Advantages of equatorial ocean-platform based launches"

Jafafa Hots 16:46, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

Also~how much does it cost to deliver one load in to orbit? What is the maximum altitude of this system for a typical load? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.234.149.2 (talk) 19:09, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

From the ashes
Before its extensive re-engineering, the Ocean Odyssey launch platform was originally the Piper Alpha oil drilling platform which suffered from a devastating disaster in July 1988 in which 167 men were killed. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piper_Alpha

04:02, 15 February 2006 (UTC) —User:65.27.159.71


 * See Talk:Piper Alpha for discussion. —Fleminra 05:29, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

Note - According to Oleg Sukovoy, a worker on the conversion team, the Ocean Odyssey was the vessel which eventually became the Odyssey. The Piper Alpha disaster happened two months earlier. See: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/o.sukovoy/Sea%20Launch.htm

Here is a picture of the original Ocean Odyssey fire: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/o.sukovoy/Ocean%20Odyssey.htm

Weather advantages
I removed the statement about equatorial advantages: "Superior weather conditions, as the launch site is located in the "doldrums" with few storms and almost no lightning.". This is not true... the equator gets its share of storms and weather; see the article Intertropical Convergence Zone and any climate article on an equatorial locale like Geography and climate of Singapore. It is true that the equator is free from tropical cyclones, but even this is only a seasonal concern. -Rolypolyman 18:18, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

"Payload enclosures"
Under the ownership section the article states that Boeing is responsible for the payload "enclosures". Shouldn't this be "payload fairings"? Or is Boeing also responsible for other enclosures such as payloading shipping containers or processing facilities? If we're only talking about the "nosecone" of the rocket, then "payload fairings" is a more accurate description - Taka2007 21:07, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

Out of date
This article is out of date. Anything new since 2010? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.102.102.5 (talk) 15:34, 1 September 2013 (UTC)

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Share since 2010 - wrong source
Source linked under #Ownership and business table of shares, column Share (Since 2010) doesn't include information about percentage of shares provided in said column. SkywalkerPL (talk) 19:54, 18 August 2014 (UTC)


 * It is, and while it could potentially be organised a little better, it works well with the original shares column. Quote:
 * "Sea Launch emerged from bankruptcy in 2010. As part of the plan of reorganization, a subsidiary of RSC Energia increased its ownership to 95 percent from 25 percent, the lawsuit said. Boeing and Kvaerner, now called Aker Maritime Finance AS, split the remaining 5 percent."
 * — Huntster (t @ c) 06:08, 19 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Cheers, thanks for clarification. I completely missed that. SkywalkerPL (talk) 08:16, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

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