Sea Launch first

The first commercial payload aboard the Boeing-led Sea Launch's Zenit 3SL booster - set for August - will be the Hughes-built DirecTV-1R, HS 601 HP spacecraft. The launch will be made from the Sea Launch offshore platform at 154º on the Equator in the Pacific Ocean. Sea Launch has 14 ...

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