Launch vehicle
Rokot/Briz-KM
- Height
- 29 m
- Diameter
- 2.5 m
- Stages
- 3
- Recorded launches
- 31
- First flight
- 2000-05-16
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Sentinel-3A
Rokot/Briz-KM
Historical mission record
This page records Rokot / Briz-KM | Sentinel-3A 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
Sentinel-3A is the first in a pair of earth observation satellites developed by ESA to provide near real time data for the GMES Program. Sentinel-3A contains a temperature scanner, colour instrument and altimeter for monitoring the sea and land. The satellite focuses on providing accurate data about the oceans and in addition also provides information about wildfires and vegetation.
- Launch vehicle
- Rokot/Briz-KM
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Destination orbit
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit
- Launch pad
- 133/3 (133L)
- Provider
- Eurockot Launch Services
- Programs
- Copernicus
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Recorded timing
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SCHEDULED MOMENT
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Launch site & orbit
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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