Success
EROS B
Earth Science
Russian Space Forces(VKS)Government
Start-1
LEOorbit
In order to address market demand for faster revisit of EROS (Earth Resources Observation Systems B) satellites, ImageSat has purchased the EROS B satellite, which is scheduled for launch during the first quarter of 2006. Similar in appearance to EROS A, the new satellite has superior capabilities, including a larger camera of CCD/TDI type (Charge Coupled Device/Time Delay Integration), with standard panchromatic resolution of 0.70 m at an altitude of about 500 km, a larger on-board recorder, improved pointing accuracy and a faster data communication link.
Tuesday, April 25, 2006 at 4:47 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#4,766
VKS Mission
#63
Pad Launch
#5
Location Launch
#5
Designator
2006-014
Launch Window
NET
Apr 25, 2006, 4:47 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Svobodny Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Svobodny was a Russian rocket launch site located approximately 15 km north of Svobodny, Amur Oblast. The cosmodrome was originally constructed as a launch site for intercontinental ballistic missiles called Svobodny-18. It was initially selected as a replacement for Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, which became independent as Kazakhstan after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. However the development of Svobodny was subsequently ended in 2007 in favour of a totally new space port, the Vostochny Cosmodrome.
Timezone
Asia/Yakutsk
Local Launch Time
Apr 26, 2006, 2:47 AM
Total Launches
5
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
51.7000, 128.0000
Start-1 Specs
Start-1 is a Russian satellite launch vehicle based on the RT-2PM Topol, a Soviet intercontinental ballistic missile developed by Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology.
Length
22.7 m
Diameter
1.61 m
Launch Mass
47 t
Thrust
887 kN
LEO Capacity
632 kg
Launch Cost
$9M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1993
Fastest Turnaround
2mo 16d
Total Launches
5
Successful
5
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
5
Maiden flight: Mar 25, 1993
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