Rokot / Briz-KM | Sentinel-3B
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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.
Sentinel-3B
Sentinel-3B is the second in a constellation of earth observation satellites developed by ESA to provide near real time data for the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security Program. Sentinel-3B contains a temperature scanner, colour instrument and altimeter for monitoring the sea and land. The satellite focuses on providing accurate data about the oceans and in addition also provides information about wildfires and vegetation.
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
Copernicus
Copernicus is the European Union's Earth observation programme coordinated and managed for the European Commission by the European Union Agency for the Space Programme in partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA), the EU Member States. It aims at achieving a global, continuous, autonomous, high quality, wide range Earth observation capacity. Providing accurate, timely and easily accessible information to, among other things, improve the management of the environment, understand and mitigate the effects of climate change, and ensure civil security.
