Success
Gonets M-21, Gonets M-22, Gonets M-23, Kosmos 2504
Communications
Russian Aerospace Defence Forces(VKO)Government
Rokot/Briz-KM
LEOorbit
Gonets-M are an upgraded version of Gonets satellites, derived from military communications system Strela-3. Gonets-M constellation is tasked with monitoring ecological and industrial objects, providing communication and data transmission services, covering also the remote areas like the Far North region.
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 1:47 PM
Replay
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#5,463
VKO Mission
#20
Pad Launch
#151
Location Launch
#1,605
Designator
2015-020
Launch Window
NET
Mar 31, 2015, 1:47 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
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
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
Mar 31, 2015, 4:47 PM
Total Launches
1,685
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
62.9256, 40.5778