Ukrainian project Mayak LV:http://www.picatom.com/27/mayak-2.html
"Yuzhnoye" Design Office not only focuses on the current problems of experts and projects, but also intensifies the long-term research and development to ensure a stable future for the enterprise, full implementation of its scientific and technological capacity, and, ultimately, to ensure the creation of new generations of space technology, based on the the latest technical solutions. Among such projects - a promising family of environmentally friendly carrier rockets "Lighthouse", which is based on the best design and engineering solutions, used for previously established defense systems CB "South." This can significantly reduce the cost of developing the project, and so on. In the design stage is the development of unmanned aerial vehicles, liquid and solid rocket motors for various purposes, transportation and space systems based on high-altitude supersonic aircraft and aerospace complex ultralight class.The most important activity of the "Yuzhnoye" Design Office is the development of liquid-and solid motors with a full production cycle of the material in Ukraine. Today, the company completes the testing of the upper stage engine RSC "Cyclone-4", creates a range of engines for upper stages, which can be used in their own and foreign projects. Intensively developing a family of the main engines of the first and second stages of the rockets thrust from 120 to 250 tons. A project to create a powerful propulsion rocket engine thrust up to 500 tons, projects to create a propulsion module that will be able to ensure the delivery of cargo and crews to the moon and the next planet of the solar system. Creation in Ukraine of modern competitive rocket engines is important both for a complete missile systems from other manufacturers, as well as for the production of single, demanded on the world market a product that has great export potential.
Note to all: Mayak is a sort of generic new generation Yuzhnoye design for space launch. It has been around for many years in PowerPoint format.No, it is not a funded project.
I don't know if those particular charts are new, I have seen so many over the years that it is hard to keep track.Mayak exists partially because the Ukrainians have the right to build RD-120 engines under license, and clustering enough of those engines can produce a fairly good sized launch vehicle. The charts imply that the RD-120s used in this project are not the newest variant, though, as Energomash has increased thrust of the RD-120 to some 95 tons or so.
Quote from: Salo on 11/06/2012 01:54 pmUkrainian project Mayak LV:http://www.picatom.com/27/mayak-2.html
New variants with indian collaboration:http://ste.com.ua/index.php?hl=en&idd=catalog&catalog=b5e8feba979fb4a7f164948f45a96380&a=529
Quote from: Salo on 09/03/2013 06:06 pmNew variants with indian collaboration:http://ste.com.ua/index.php?hl=en&idd=catalog&catalog=b5e8feba979fb4a7f164948f45a96380&a=529It would be wonderful if the Ukrainians and the Indians would collaborate on space systems, but the problem is that the Ukrainians have no money, and the Indians historically don't pay for foreign technical services, although they typically do not disclose this early in the projects.
Quote from: Danderman on 09/03/2013 06:35 pmQuote from: Salo on 09/03/2013 06:06 pmNew variants with indian collaboration:http://ste.com.ua/index.php?hl=en&idd=catalog&catalog=b5e8feba979fb4a7f164948f45a96380&a=529It would be wonderful if the Ukrainians and the Indians would collaborate on space systems, but the problem is that the Ukrainians have no money, and the Indians historically don't pay for foreign technical services, although they typically do not disclose this early in the projects. Interesting move. Might be even better if Brazil joined the team and they changed their plans.
Money is plenty, even for countries as India and Brazil. The political willingness to actually invest it in space programs, that's a whole different issue. Just to make a point Brazil has equal population and GDP as Russia. Trust me, in the national budget the space program won't even budge the 0.01%.
Quote from: baldusi on 09/04/2013 05:44 pmMoney is plenty, even for countries as India and Brazil. The political willingness to actually invest it in space programs, that's a whole different issue. Just to make a point Brazil has equal population and GDP as Russia. Trust me, in the national budget the space program won't even budge the 0.01%.And what a pity! They have prime launch center real estate near the equator, even better than Kourou. Brazil is the largest economy without a major space program. Quite a wasted opportunity.
