Dumsat
Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
18:28:30
Monday March 20, 2000
Mission Details
Launch Notes
Flight ST-08.
Dumsat
The payload consisted of the Dumsat payload, with a mass of 2382kg and supplied by the French company Aérospatiale Matra Lanceurs. Its purpose was to simulate the launch of a pair of Cluster 2 satellites.
Low Earth Orbit
1 Payload
2,382 kilograms
Rocket
Manufacturer
RKK EnergiyaPrice
$28.00 million
Rocket
Height: 43.1m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 6,860 kg
GTO: 1,400 kg
Liftoff Thrust
4,456 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 3m
Height: 7.7m
Stages
4
Strap-ons
4
Launch Site
Stats
Soyuz U
767th
Mission
3rd
Mission of 2000
2000
17th
Orbital launch attempt