Rokot / Briz-KM | Iridium 97 & 98
133/3 (133L)
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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Eurockot Launch Services
Eurockot Launch Services GmbH is a commercial spacecraft launch provider and was founded in 1995. Eurockot uses an expendable launch vehicle called the Rockot to place satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO). Eurockot is jointly owned by ArianeGroup, which holds 51 percent, and by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, which holds 49 percent. Eurockot launches from dedicated launch facilities at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia.
Iridium 97 & 98
The Iridium satellite constellation provides L band voice and data information coverage to satellite phones, pagers and integrated transceivers over the entire Earth surface.
Rokot/Briz-KM
Height 29.00 Meters
Max Stages 3
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 1870 kN
Diameter 2.50 Meters
Mass To LEO 1850 kg
Liftoff Mass 107 Tonnes
Launch Success 28
Consecutive Success 14
Maiden Flight 2000-05-16
Launch Failures 3
Programs
Iridium Constellation
The Iridium satellite constellation provides L band voice and data information coverage to satellite phones, satellite messenger communication devices and integrated transceivers.
