KIEV, June 6 – Ukraine's state-owned Production Association Yuzhny Machine-Building Plant named after A.M. Makarov (Yuzhmash, or Pivdenmash in Ukrainian) has announced it is about to resume the manufacture of the Zenith carrier rockets under international projects such as Sea Launch and Land Launch.

On April 28, Pivdenmash and S7 Sea Launch Limited signed a contract for manufacturing and supplies of 12 carrier rockets of the Zenith family for space exploration and use for peaceful purposes as part of the Sea Launch and the Land Launch international programs, the press service said.