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International Space Flight (ESA, Russia, China and others) => Russian Launchers - Soyuz, Progress and Uncrewed => Topic started by: floss on 11/08/2013 09:34 pm

Title: PROGRESS from Kouoru
Post by: floss on 11/08/2013 09:34 pm

Does any body now anything about launching a heavy progress from Kourou ?

Title: Re: PROGRESS from Kouoru
Post by: baldusi on 11/08/2013 09:59 pm

You'd have to build a MIK specifically for it. I don't believe it would be worth it. Specially considering that it would be a 100% Russian labor, and I don't think they would get any significant extra performance to 51.6d. Only thing would be simplification of drop zones.

Title: Re: PROGRESS from Kouoru
Post by: Danderman on 11/08/2013 11:19 pm

Yeah, no technical benefit at all.

I don't think a new MIK would be required, but certainly jigs and other GSE would have to be sent from Russia to South America, for no particular purpose.  Unless someone were planning a new Russian space station at 8 degrees inclination.