Success
COMPASS-2
Communications
Makeyev Rocket Design BureauCommercial
Shtil'-1
LEOorbit
The COMPASS-2 or DragSail-Cubesat cubesat project is conducted at the Fachhochschule Aachen for educational purposes and technology demonstration. COMPASS-2 is an universal experimental satellite bus, providing the subsystems for the payloads such as electric power, data storage and handling, attitude control and communication. The center 1U module contains the satellite's avionics, while the two outer 1U payload boxes offer companies and universities an easy way to test and validate their experiments in space.
Friday, May 26, 2006 at 6:50 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#4,771
Agency Mission
#3
Pad Launch
#1
Location Launch
#23
Designator
2006-019
Launch Window
NET
May 26, 2006, 6:50 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Sea Launch
Total Launches
40
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
74.0000, 38.0000
Shtil'-1 Specs
A Russian intercontinental ballistic orbital launch vehicle. Three stage vehicle based on R-29RM SLBM
Length
14.8 m
Diameter
1.9 m
Launch Mass
40 t
Thrust
809 kN
LEO Capacity
430 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1998
Fastest Turnaround
7y 10mo
Total Launches
2
Successful
2
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
2
Maiden flight: Jul 7, 1998
Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau
The JSC Makeyev Design Bureau is a Russian missile design company located in Miass, Russia. Established in December 1947 as SKB-385, the company is the main designer of submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) in Russia. The organization was named in honor of Victor Makeyev. Its full official name is State Rocket Center «Academician V.P. Makeev Design Bureau». In 1965, SKB-385 was redesignated the Design Bureau of Machine-Building (KBM) under the Ministry of General Machine-Building.
Founded
1947
Total Launches
3
Successful
2
Failed
1
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
1