News Ukrainian Cyclone 4 Launch Operations to be Established in Nova Scotia, Canada

[Nicholas Kang]

CBCNews: T-minus 1 year until rocket launch site construction starts in Nova Scotia

Maritime Launch Services Ltd. plans to send Ukrainian-built Cyclone 4 rockets into orbit from Canso, Nova Scotia. (Maritime Launch Services)

Tuesday morning an American company announced plans to build the facility near Canso, N.S., and begin construction within one year. The company plans to launch its first rocket in 2020, according to the news release from the company.

Maritime Launch Services hopes to launch eight rockets annually by 2022, according to a news release from the company.

Canso-Hazel Hill was selected from 14 different sites across North America for the Ukrainian Cyclone 4M medium-class rocket.

Why Canso-Hazel Hill?

Maritime Launch Services President Steve Matier told CBC News in January it has the right flight trajectory, a significant buffer from population centres and is close to infrastructure.

Canso-Hazel Hill is located in the eastern part of mainland Nova Scotia. (Google Maps)

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