NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Goniets-M n°18L to 20L

Launch Time
Thu Jul 03, 2014 12:43 UTC

Rocket

Rokot/Briz KM
VKS RF
Status: Retired
Price: $13.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 1,875 kN
Payload to LEO: 2,150 kg
Payload to GTO: 0 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 29.1 m
Fairing Diameter: 2.62 m
Fairing Height: 6.74 m

Mission Details

Goniets-M n°18L to 20L

Goniets (Russian: Гонец) is a Russian civilian low Earth orbit communication satellite system. It consists of a number of satellites, derived from Strela military communication satellites. Goniets-M are upgraded versions of the Goniets satellites, a civilian derivate of the military Strela-3 satellite system. They are operated in the Goniets-D1M constellation. The Goniets system was offered to support international health organizations to meet their global communications needs for the transfer of medical data and records to remote sites.

Payloads: 3
Total Mass: 840.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

Location

Site 133/3, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia

Stats

2014

37th orbital launch attempt

Rokot

25th mission
2nd mission of 2014
22nd successful mission
5th consecutive successful mission