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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Launch SuccessfulEarth ScienceZenit-2
Launched 1999-07-17 05:38 UTC45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Success
Reached Polar Orbit
Worldwide
41st
orbital launch attempt in 1999
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
7th
launch this year
45/1
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
310 d 9 h
since the pad's previous launch
Okean-O was a joint Ukrainian and Russian remote sensing satellite program designed as a follow on to the Okean-O1 series. It was designed to gather remote sensing data crucial for research of natural resources of the Earth and world oceans. The mission also included ecological monitoring and management of externalities (weather forecast, hazards prevention).
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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