KIEV, March 19 – The value of orders of foreign companies for Ukrainian space enterprises to produce and supply launch vehicles today amounts to over $1.5 billion, reads an official report of the State Space Agency of Ukraine on the use of budget funds in 2011 published last week.

According to the report, production sales in the sector in 2011 grew by 1.5 times compared to 2010, to UAH 3.3 billion, and the export share of total sales rose by 23.7%, to 73.2%.