SimSat 1 & 2
Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
08:27:40
Tuesday May 16, 2000
Mission Details
Launch Notes
First launch of Eurockot. First launch of Rokot from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. First launch of Rokot outside a silo.
SimSat 1 & 2
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.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
2 Payloads
1,318 kilograms
Rocket
Manufacturer
KhrunichevPrice
$13.00 million
Rocket
Height: 29.1m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 2,150 kg
GTO: 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust
1,875 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 2.62m
Height: 6.74m
Stages
3
Launch Site
Stats
Rokot
4th
Mission
1st
Mission of 2000
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
1st
Mission
2nd
Mission of 2000
2000
28th
Orbital launch attempt