Russia Tops List of 2006 Spacecraft Launches

World | December 29, 2006, Friday // 00:00

Russia has the first place in space launches with 45% of the world's spacecraft launches conducted in 2006, RIA Novosti reported.

In 2006, Russia already conducted 25 launches, including a Soyuz-2-1B carrier rocket with a Fregat booster and a French Corot satellite Wednesday, the head of the agency Anatoly Perminov said. He also said that in 2007 they plan to reduce number of launches to 20.

According to Perminov about USD 912 M would be allocated for the Federal Space Program in 2007. The budget for the Federal Space Program in 2006 totalled USD 873 M.

The head of the space agency also said the US was in second place in spacecraft launches, with 18 launches conducted in 2006, while Japan and China shared third place with six launches each.

In 2007, Russia will send two piloted spacecraft and four cargo ships to the International Space Station.

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