Sea Launch was a multinational spacecraft launch service provider that utilized a unique mobile maritime launch platform, the *Odyssey*, for equatorial launches. Employing specialized Zenit-3SL rockets, it aimed to provide reliable and affordable access to geostationary orbit for commercial satellites. Key partners included Boeing, RSC Energia, and Yuzhmash, with customers such as EchoStar, DirecTV, and Intelsat. The company ceased operations in 2014 and was later acquired by Russia's S7 Group.
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Boeing participated in the Sea Launch venture to launch Zenit rockets from a modified mobile offshore platform and later ended its involvement to focus on ULA.
The Falcon Eye-1 loss likely set an industry record by topping the $406,200,000 Intelsat-27 loss in the 2013 Sea Launch failure.
China successfully launched a Long March 11 solid rocket from a sea launch platform.
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is preparing a sea launch of its solid-propellant Long March 11 launch vehicle from a modified vessel on 2019-06-05.
CALT will produce solid-fueled Long March 11 light-lift rockets including the first Long March 11 intended for sea launch in 2019.
The Long March 11 solid-propellant launcher was scheduled for its first sea launch around 2019-06-01 using a converted vessel for low-inclination launches.
A sea launch of Long March 11 is being prepared around June using a converted vessel to provide low-inclination launch opportunities.
S7 Group plans to retrofit Sea Launch’s Odyssey floating launch platform to support a reusable launch vehicle.
Sicral 1B is a 3,000-kilogram military communications satellite that launched on a Sea Launch Zenit-3SL rocket to geostationary-transfer orbit in 2009.
Boeing acquired five Soyuz seats from Energia, including three seats for 2019, as part of a legal settlement regarding the Sea Launch joint venture.