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SATELLITE BUSINESS LIFTS OFF WITH 22 FLIGHTS IN 12 WEEKS
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has seen a big increase in shipments for the aerospace industry with 22 flights moving space satellites over a 12- week period to the end of May.
One of its latest shipments was the Express AM6 Russian satellite from Krasnoyarsk in Russia to Baikonur, Kazakhstan in preparation for its launch later this year. Volga-Dnepr’s An-124-100
freighter carrying the 25-ton cargo also transported support equipment for the satellite.
The satellite was protected by a high- tech container to ensure and monitor its optimal cleanliness and temperature during the transportation process. The two flights operated in support of this shipment were on behalf of the JSC Information Satellite Systems - Reshetnev Company. Volga-Dnepr has previously delivered the Express AM6 telecommunications satellite from Montreal to Krasnoyarsk.
On May 20, a further eight satellites were carried on a single IL-76TD-90VD cargo flight from the Czech city of Pardubice to Yasni, the Russian spaceport.
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The satellites, produced in the UK, Canada, Japan, the Netherlands and Spain, were delivered on behalf of Air Charter Service, a longstanding customer of Volga-Dnepr.
The satellites are scheduled to be launched onboard a carrier rocket called ‘Dnepr’.
Andrei Rassadkin, Regional Sales Director of Volga-Dnepr Airlines, said: “From March to the end of May we operated 22 satellite flights, including six flights in May carrying a total of 14 satellites. Volga-Dnepr has over 23 years of expertise in meeting the delicate and complex requirements of aerospace customers and we see significant growth potential in the industry based on our track record, client base and the technical expertise and resources we can offer to customers to help them realise their most ambitious plans. Historically, the aerospace industry is one of Volga- Dnepr Airlines’ most important areas of expertise. This industry is fast-growing and dynamic and the manufacture of space satellites is increasing as the number of launches and spaceports being built increases.”
FIRST SATELLITE FLIGHT FOR SAUDI ARABIA’S ‘KACST’ SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION TOUCHES DOWN SAFELY IN RUSSIA
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has operated its first flight for Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) organisation, moving the SaudiSat-4 satellite made in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to its launch site in Orsk, Russia.
The flight was operated onboard one of the airline’s IL-76TD-90VD freighter aircraft from Riyadh with an intermediate stop in Ulyanovsk, Volga-Dnepr’s ‘home town’, where the cargo passed through the required customs procedures.
The delivery was organised on behalf of the KACST organisation, which is responsible for the promotion of science and technology in Saudi Arabia. The organisation made use of Volga-Dnepr Group’s services for the first time to
benefit from Volga-Dnepr’s experience of operating more than 3,500 flights over the last 23 years carrying aerospace cargoes.
The satellite was accompanied on its journey to the Yasny Spaceport by Faisal Alaqeel, project manager at KACST, who travelled to Russia onboard the IL-76TD- 90VD. Mr. Alaqeel visited Ulyanovsk and Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ office, including its global Flight Operations Control Centre and Training Centre, which houses Russia’s only An-124-100 full flight simulator. Mr. Alaqeel expressed his gratitude to the Volga-Dnepr team and said he hoped there will be opportunities for future cooperation.
The precision navigation satellite system is due to be launched this summer and will conduct scientific experiments. The launch of the satellite is part of a long- term strategic plan up to 2025 adopted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the field of space technology research.
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