[FPSPACE] "CIS Space Activity 2000" Report

Phillip Clark psclark@dircon.co.uk
Tue, 5 Dec 2000 21:11:11 +0000 (GMT)


Back in October Rex Hall posted a note indicating that I am working on 
a report "CIS SPACE ACTIVITY 2000" which would be available early next 
year.   My plan is to have the report taken to the printers around 
January 31st and then copies will be mailed out as soon as they come 
back from the printer.

Most of the writing for the report is now done and the contents are as 
follows:-

                Introduction


    Part 1      Status of the CIS Space Programme
                (sections still to be written here)

    Part 2      Launch Sites                                  
                2.1   Introduction                      
                2.2   Baikonur Launch Site              
                2.3   Kapustin Yar Launch Site          
                2.4   Plesetsk Launch Site              
                2.5   Svobodny Launch Site              
                      References                        

    Part 3      Launch Vehicles                               
                3.1   Introduction                      
                3.2   Long-Standing Launch Vehicles     
                3.3   Newly-Introduced Launch 
                      Vehicles                          
                3.4   Brief Review of Future Launch
                      Vehicles                          
                      References                        

    Part 4      Communications Satellites                     
                4.1   Introduction                      
                4.2   Strela-3 and Gonets Satellites    
                4.3   Molniya-1 and Molniya-3 
                      Satellites                        
                4.4   Civil Ekran-M, Gorizont and
                      Ekspress Satellites               
                4.5   Other Civil Communications
                      Satellites                        
                4.6   Military Raduga and Raduga-1
                      Satellites                        
                4.7   Military Geizer Satellites        
                      References                        

    Part 5      Navigation and Geodetic Satellites            
                5.1   Introduction                      
                5.2   Military Parus Satellites         
                5.3   Civilian Tsikada Satellites       
                5.4   Uragan Satellites in the 
                      GLONASS System                    
                      References                        

    Part 6      Meteorological and Remote Sensing
                   Satellites                                 
                6.1   Introduction                      
                6.2   Meteor-2 Satellites               
                6.3   Meteor-3 and Meteor-3M 
                      Satellites                        
                6.4   The GOMS System                   
                6.5   Resurs-O1 Satellites              
                6.6   Okean-O1 Satellites               
                6.7   Okean-O Satellites                
                6.8   Resurs-F1(M) and Resurs-F2(M) 
                      Satellites                        
                6.9   Remote Sensing from the Mir 
                      Complex                           
                      References                        

    Part 7      Military Intelligence-Gathering
                   Satellites                                 
                7.1   Introduction                      
                7.2   Photoreconnaissance Satellites    
                7.3   Ocean Reconnaissance Satellites   
                7.4   Early Warning Satellites          
                7.5   ELINT Satellites                  
                7.6   Minor Military Satellites         
                      References                        

    Part 8      Piloted Space Programmes                      
                8.1   Introduction                      
                8.2   The Mir Complex                   
                8.3   The International Space Station   
                      References                          

    Part 9      Foreign Satellite Launches                    
                9.1   Introduction                      
                9.2   Marketing Russian Engines Abroad  
                9.3   Launches Using Cosmos-3M          
                9.4   Launches Using Dnepr              
                9.5   Launches Using Four-Stage 
                      Proton-K                          
                9.6   Launches Using Rokot              
                9.7   Launches Using Soyuz-U/Fregat     
                9.8   Launches Using Start-1            
                9.9   Launches Using Zenit-3SL          
                      References                          

    Appendix 1  List of CIS Satellite Launches, 2000          

    Appendix 2  The Cosmonaut Team                            

    Appendix 3  Russian Discussion of RORSAT and
                   EORSAT Development                         

    Appendix 4  Launch Records for Pre-1995 Retired
                   Vehicles                                   


After Rex posted the original announcement I indicated that I would 
post further information when it became available.   With most of the 
writing done I know pretty-well how long the report will be, and 
therefore I have been able to fix a reasonable price which is mainly 
governed by the costs in printing and bomb-binding the report.   Using 
"L" for the "pounds sterling" symbol, the basic report cost will be 
L45.   Adding on the cost of postage and packing - and, for non-UK 
purchasers, an additional amount to cover what the bank charges for 
any overseas transactions - the total amounts will be:-

Within the UK (first class delivery)                         L48.75

Within Europe (air mail delivery)                            L59.50

Rest of the World (air mail, printed material delivery)      L63.20

If you wish to confirm your existing order for the Report (or you have 
been interested, but have been awaiting the final price details) then 
you can either contact me by post, fax (+44 1424 715286) or e-mail and 
I will send you a pro forma invoice to cover the cost of the Report.   
Alternatively you could send through the appropriate payment without 
an initial invoice and I will issue a receipted invoice upon receipt 
of your payment.

Some of the "professional" reader of FPSPACE might be interested in a 
companion report which I am also planning to have ready at the 
beginning of February next year: "CHINESE SPACE ACTIVITY, 1996-2000".   
The bulk of the work on that Report will be complete by the end of 
this year and anyone who is interested in this Report who has not 
already contacted me is invited to do so as soon as possible: the 
price will be more in line with the other Reports published by the 
Molniya Space Consultancy, at around L100.


Phillip Clark


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Phillip S Clark                                     22 Winterbourne Close
Molniya Space Consultancy                           Hastings
Compiler/Publisher, Worldwide Satellite Launches    E Sussex  TN34 1XG
                                                    U.K.

Specialist in "space archeology" - the older and more obscure the more 
interesting it is !
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