ELS Rokot/Briz-KM SimSat 1 & 2
Rokot/Briz-KM
Status
Success
Date
16 MAY 2000
08:27
Launch Provider
Eurockot Launch Services
Launch Pad
133/3 (133L)
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Mission Overview
The SimSat (Simulated Satellite) payloads were dynamic mass models representing Iridium satellites. They were used on the first Rokot-KM launch to test the dynamics of the Iridium launch dispenser and the new Briz-KM upper stage.
Rocket
Rokot/Briz-KM
Mission Type
Test Flight
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Stages
3
Livestream
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