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Ukrainian agency increases output. Ukraine's space industry increased its output and sales in 2011 by 61.9 percent year-on-year to Hr 3.4 billion.

The industry reported some Hr 76.7 million in net profit in 2011, Interfax-Ukraine learned at the State Space Agency of Ukraine.

According the State Space Agency, last year six launch vehicles produced by Ukraine put twelve spacecraft into orbit including under the orders from foreign customers. Of these, four launches of Zenit rocket were made in the frames of Land Launch project from Baikonur cosmodrome, one Zenit rocket was launched in the frames of the international Sea Launch project from a floating platform in the Pacific Ocean, and one Dnepr rocket was launched from the Yasny launch site in Orenburg region, Russia.