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Geo-IK-2 No.11L (Kosmos 2470)

failureRokot/Briz-KM | Geo-IK-2 No.11L (Kosmos 2470)

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.

Overview

Date / time
February 1, 2011 at 02:00 PM UTC
Outcome
failure
Launch site
133/3 (133L)
Mission
Geo-IK-2 No.11L (Kosmos 2470)
Mission type
Earth Science
Orbit achieved
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Launch vehicle
Rokot/Briz-KM →
Launch provider
Russian Space Forces →

Payloads deployed · 1

GEO-IK 2
LEO