Launched from the nuclear submarine Ekaterinburg in the Barents Sea, delivering Russia's 77 kg Kompas-2 ionospheric research microsatellite to low Earth orbit using a modified R-29RM submarine-launched ballistic missile.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 175 kg (est.)
- Flight
- 2nd
- of 2 Shtil'-1 flights
- Date and time
- 26 May 2006, 18:50 UTC
- Rocket
- Shtil'-1
- Builder
- KBM
- Launch site
- Ekaterinburg (K-84), Sea Launch
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 2006-019
- Launches in 2006
- 20th of 66
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