Rockets Placed In Storage.

• Rockets Placed In Storage. by Stan Black on 07 Feb, 2009 13:48
• Found this...
  
  http://www.gostorgi.ru/tender/7-243660.html
  
  Mentions an 8K78M, 11A511U and 8K82K / 8K82KM (four rockets), Briz-KM and a 11S861 to be placed in storage.
  
  Anyone know if it is still current?
  
• #1 by Nicolas PILLET on 07 Feb, 2009 14:01
• I don't understand what this document is about...?
• #2 by patchfree on 07 Feb, 2009 19:48
• Probably some kind of auction...
• #3 by Danderman on 07 Feb, 2009 20:26
• It looks like a contract from Roskosmos to refurbish some government rockets that are past their shelf life.
  
• #4 by William Graham on 07 Feb, 2009 21:04
• From what I understand:
  
  Repair and warranty extension for several Kosmos-3M
  Storage of one Molniya-M
  Storage of one Soyuz-U
  Something to do with one set of "stand equipment units" for the Molniya-M
  Storage of four Protons (K and KM) variants, and one Briz-KM (not sure about this one)
  Storage of two Block DM-2 upper stages
  Storage of 4975 kilograms of hydrazine fuel
  
  The storage contracts seem to start on 5 December, which is odd because as far as I know, there is only one Molniya left, and that is scheduled for launch this year.