DS-U2-GK 2

Overview

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Mission: Earth Science

Low Earth Orbit 133/3 (133L) Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

The DS-U2-GK satellites were Soviet geophysical research satellites launched as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik program.

Kosmos 11K63

Family:
Configuration: 11K63

The Kosmos rockets were a series of Soviet and subsequently Russian rockets, derived from the R-12 and R-14 missiles.

Specifications
  • Stages
    2
  • Length
    31.0 m
  • Diameter
    1.6 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    1.6 m
  • Launch Mass
    48.0 T
  • Thrust
Family
  • Name
    Kosmos 11K63
  • Family
  • Variant
    11K63
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Kosmos 11K63
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
    300.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

Strategic Rocket Forces

Strategic Rocket Forces

(RVSN RF)

Founded: 1959 Successes: 12 Failures: 3 Pending: 0

Agency Type:

The Strategic Rocket Forces of the Russian Federation are a separate-troops branch of the Russian Armed Forces that control Russia's land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).

WIKI

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

133/3 (133L)


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