LAUNCH MISSION
Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau Shtil'-1 Tubsat-N & N1
Launch Pad
Novomoskovsk (K-407)
Description
TUBSAT-N and Tubsat-N1 are two nanosatellites, which were launched on the 7th of July 1998 as a satellite cluster from a submarine with a russian Shtil-1 rocket in the Barents Sea. All systems are working well and the satellites are in a excellent overall condition. The satellites were separated in orbit via telecommand. Both satellites were developed at the Technical University of Berlin and the complete project was financed by DLR.
Shtil'-1
Rocket Description
A Russian intercontinental ballistic orbital launch vehicle. Three stage vehicle based on R-29RM SLBM