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

Carried the Geo-IK-2 No.11L military geodetic satellite (later designated Kosmos 2470) from Plesetsk. The Briz-KM upper stage lost control during its second burn, stranding the satellite in an unusable orbit and grounding Russia's Rokot fleet pending investigation.

Outcome

Partial

Orbit

SSO

Sun-synchronous orbit

Payload to orbit

900 kg (est.)

Flight

15th

of 31 Rokot/Briz-KM flights

Date and time

1 February 2011, 14:00 UTC

Rocket

Rokot/Briz-KM

Builder

Khrunichev

Launch site

133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Payload

Earth Science

International designator

2011-005

Launches in 2011

5th of 84

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