BAIKONUR, March 16 ??“ Ukraine??™s Zenit-2M launch vehicle, carrying a satellite for the Russia??™s Defense Ministry, will delay the launch from Baikonur Space Center by early summer 2007, a center official said.

The launch of Kosmos satellite was postponed following the crash of Zenit-2SL in January from a Sea Launch platform, which had forced the space center to take extra measures to ensure safety.