Rokot/Briz-KM | Geo-IK-2 No.12L (Kosmos 2517)

Status: Success | Launched: Jun 04, 2016 14:00 UTC

Launch Provider & Rocket

Provider: Russian Space Forces (Government)
Rocket: Rokot/Briz-KM — Rokot family

Mission

Geo-IK-2 will conduct high precision geodesic measurements to improve our understanding and models of the earth. Using GLONASS for accurate positioning data, the 1400kg satellite will operate in a 1000km polar orbit.

Type: Earth Science
Orbit: Polar Orbit (PO)

Launch Site

Pad: 133/3 (133L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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