Eurockot Launch Services

SimSat 1 & 2

Rokot/Briz-KM

SUCCESS
Success

Tuesday, May 16, 2000 · 08:27 UTC

Mission

/01

The SimSat (Simulated Satellite) payloads were dynamic mass models representing Iridium satellites. They were used on the first Rokot-KM launch to test the dynamics of the Iridium launch dispenser and the new Briz-KM upper stage.

Mission Type

Test Flight

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Rokot/Briz-KM

Variant: Briz-KM

Launch Pad

133/3 (133L)

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

62.887° N, 40.847° E

129

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Location Launches

1

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