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To: KLP who wrote (48)	3/12/2000 1:34:00 PM
From: KLP	Respond to of 70

SEA LAUNCH ROCKET SUFFERED ANOMALY DURING THIRD LAUNCH www.sealaunch.com SEA LAUNCH ROCKET SUFFERED ANOMALY DURING THIRD LAUNCH After an apparently successful liftoff today at 6:49 a.m., PST, the Sea Launch rocket suffered an anomaly. An investigation is planned. The rocket lifted off in an easterly direction from the company's mobile launch platform, approximately 230 miles from Kiritimati (Christmas) Island in the Pacific. Loss of communication/failure of the launch vehicle occurred several minutes into the flight when the Sea Launch Commander, the assembly & command ship (ACS), lost flight data signals from the rocket. No Sea Launch personnel were injured and neither the ACS nor the launch platform sustained damage. Information will be released as it becomes available. Sea Launch, an international joint venture, was formed to meet increased market demand for a more affordable and reliable commercial satellite launch service. Sea Launch combines proven launch systems with marine-based operations to provide heavy-lift launch services for commercial customers around the globe. The Sea Launch partnership combines the best in aerospace and marine technologies and is committed to providing superior value hardware and services. The Partnership Sea Launch partners and their operational contributions are: Boeing Commercial Space Company, providing the payload fairing, analytical and physical spacecraft integration and mission operations. RSC Energia, providing the Block DM-SL third stage, launch vehicle integration and mission operations. KB Yuzhnoye/PO Yuzhmash, providing the first two Zenit- 3SL stages, launch vehicle integration support and mission operations. Anglo-Norwegian Kvaerner Group, providing operational services of the launch platform Odyssey and assembly and command ship, Sea Launch Commander.