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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Launch SuccessfulEarth ScienceZenit-2
Launched 2001-12-10 17:18:57 UTC45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Success
Reached Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Worldwide
57th
orbital launch attempt in 2001
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
9th
launch this year
45/1
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
441 d 7 h
since the pad's previous launch
Meteor-3M No.1 is the first and so far only of the Meteor-3M series polar-orbit weather satellites.
Launch Provider
Government · Russia · Founded 1992 · Administrator Yuri Borisov
The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.
Launches
344
Successful
333
97%
Upcoming
4
scheduled
Height
57m
Diameter
3.9m
To low Earth orbit
13,740kg
Liftoff thrust
7,300kN
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