Failure
Geo-IK-2 No.11L (Kosmos 2470)
Earth Science
Russian Space Forces(VKS)Government
Rokot/Briz-KM
SSOorbit
Geo-IK-2 is a Russian geodesy mission to deliver precise three-dimensional maps of the Earth’s surface and gravitational data for use in scientific studies and military applications. This satellite was supposed to be the first one of the two-spacecraft system, however it was not delivered to an operational orbit due to upper stage underperformance.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 2:00 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#5,111
VKS Mission
#80
Pad Launch
#143
Location Launch
#1,577
Designator
2011-005
Launch Window
NET
Feb 1, 2011, 2:00 PM
Precision
Second
Schedule Changes
1 update
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Plesetsk Cosmodrome is a Russian spaceport located in Mirny, Arkhangelsk Oblast, about 800 km north of Moscow and approximately 200 km south of Arkhangelsk. Originally developed as an ICBM site for the R-7 missile, it also served for numerous satellite launches using the R-7 and other rockets. Its high latitude makes it useful only for certain types of launches, especially the Molniya orbits, so for much of the site's history it functioned as a secondary location, with most orbital launches taking place from Baikonur, in the Kazakh SSR. With the end of the Soviet Union, Baikonur became a foreign territory, and Kazakhstan charged $115 million usage fees annually. Consequently, Plesetsk has seen considerably more activity since the 2000s.
Timezone
Europe/Moscow
Local Launch Time
Feb 1, 2011, 5:00 PM
Total Launches
1,685
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
62.9256, 40.5778
Rokot/Briz-KM Specs
Length
29 m
Diameter
2.5 m
Launch Mass
107 t
Thrust
1,870 kN
LEO Capacity
1,850 kg
GTO Capacity
0 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2000
Fastest Turnaround
1mo 2d
Total Launches
31
Successful
28
Failed
3
Consecutive Success
14
Maiden flight: May 16, 2000
Russian Space Forces
The Russian Space Forces are a branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces, that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and protection for Russia. Having been reestablished following August 1, 2015 merger between the Russian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces after a 2011 dissolving of the branch. The Russian Space Forces were originally formed on August 10, 1992 and the creation of the Russian Armed Forces.
Founded
1992
Administrator
Commander: Aleksandr Golovko
Total Launches
156
Successful
148
Failed
8
Pending
1
Consecutive Success
68