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Rokot / Briz-KM
Launched 2009-11-02 01:50:51 UTC133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Success
Reached Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Worldwide
62nd
orbital launch attempt in 2009
Eurockot Launch Services
2nd
launch this year
133/3 (133L)
3rd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
119 d
since the pad's previous launch
SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) is a earth observation satellite operated by ESA. It is intented to provide new insights into Earth's water cycle and climate.
Eurockot Launch Services GmbH is a commercial spacecraft launch provider and was founded in 1995. Eurockot uses an expendable launch vehicle called the Rockot to place satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO). Eurockot is jointly owned by ArianeGroup, which holds 51 percent, and by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, which holds 49 percent. Eurockot launches from dedicated launch facilities at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia.
Launches
14
Successful
13
93%
Upcoming
0
scheduled
Height
29m
Diameter
2.5m
To low Earth orbit
1,850kg
Liftoff thrust
1,870kN
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