Launch vehicle
Rokot/Briz-KM
- Height
- 29 m
- Diameter
- 2.5 m
- Stages
- 3
- Recorded launches
- 31
- First flight
- 2000-05-16
Historical mission record
This page records Rokot / Briz-KM | Geo-IK-2 N13L (Kosmos 2540) and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.
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Mission status
Launch Successful
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LAUNCH SITEPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Mission
Geo-IK-2 is a Russian geodesy mission to deliver precise three-dimensional maps of the Earth’s surface and gravitational data for use in scientific studies and military applications. Using GLONASS for accurate positioning data, the 1400kg satellite will operate in a 1000km polar orbit.
- Launch vehicle
- Rokot/Briz-KM
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Destination orbit
- Polar Orbit
- Launch pad
- 133/3 (133L)
- Provider
- Russian Space Forces
The vehicle
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Launch site & orbit
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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