Status
Success
Demonstrator
Launch Time
Tue Feb 08, 2000 23:19 UTC
Tue Feb 08, 2000 23:19 UTC
Flight ST-07. First flight of the Fregat stage.
Rocket
Mission Details
Demonstrator
The demonstration mission of the Fregat stage carried only one model, named Demonstrator. This model, like the Fregat stage, was equipped with an inflatable heat shield to allow it to be returned to Earth.
After several days of orbital flight, Demonstrator landed on Earth, where it was recovered. The Fregat stage also landed successfully in Russia, but it wasn't found. It's likely that it was resold for its metal by locals.
Payloads: 1
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Stats
2000
9th orbital launch attempt
Soyuz U
766th mission
2nd mission of 2000
745th successful mission
36th consecutive successful mission