Sea Launch Co., whose launch manifest is already suffering because of shortages of rocket components, is likely to further curtail its activity in 2009 because the limited hardware available will be used for one or more Russian government missions, Sea Launch President Kjell Karlsen said.rnIn an April 3 interview here during the 15th Annual Space Insurance Conference, organized by Pagnanelli Risk Solutions, Karlsen said it now appears that the Long Beach, Calif.-based company will perform no more than two Sea Launch and two Land Launch missions in 2009. The Sirius XM Satellite Radio XM-5 satellite, which had been manifested on Sea Launch for late this year, will slip to 2010, Karlsen said.
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