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To: Ok2Launch who wrote (2930)	5/14/1998 1:24:00 PM
From: Jeff Vayda	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10852

Ok2Launch Where do you get your info? I have found conflicting dates for the next Zenit. (July from Fla Today, but they have since pulled that listing, and June 23 from launchspace) Most of the redesign of the Zenit to the SL class (sea launch) is unique to the Sea Launch concept. The Zenit was very heavily tested before its latest production run and it still had a less than commendable launch success record. Dont count your launch vehicles before they are proven. Just ask Lockheed. they have the most experience in launching rockets this side of Moscow and they have had their share of troubles with the LLV (Athena). Jeff Vayda

To: Ok2Launch who wrote (2930)	5/14/1998 2:15:00 PM
From: Dragonfly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10852

What if the Zenit 2 launch on June 23 fails? If that happens, then that makes two in a row, which likely would ground the system for 6 months or more, right? In other words, that would significantly delay any possible launch of service for Globalstar. It would take a lot of other launches to get those 36 sats in orbit. I'm not saying it will, just trying to pin down how bad it would be if it did. It sounds to me like a 6 month to a year delay in start of service. Dragonfly