LAUNCH INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ZENIT-AUSTRALIA
The planned launch site of Zenit-Australia includes the Technical Complex and the Launch Pad.
The Technical Complex is a dedicated site for the assembly of the launch vehicle and payload integration.
Following completion of these operations, the ready to launch, but not fuelled, launch vehicle is mounted on a transporter-erector and taken to the launch pad.
At the Launch Pad, the launch vehicle is fuelled, undergoes tests, and lifts off.
All the Launch Pad operations are fully automated.
There are no specific proximity requirements for either the Technical Complex or the Launch pad, as long as transportation to the launch pad meets the dynamic load and air conditioning requirements of the launch vehicle and payload.
The launch pad will be located at approximately 12 degrees of southern latitude at the Gove peninsula.