Rockot
A three-stage launch vehicle based on the RS-18 (SS-19, or "Stiletto," as
it was known to NATO) intercontinental ballistic missile – the most
powerful missile in the Russian arsenal. Rockot is supplied and operated
by Eurockot Launch Services GmbH of Bremen, Germany, a joint venture of
Astrium GmbH and Krunichev State Research and Production Center. Eurockot
markets existing RS-18 two-stage ICBMs with the restartable Breeze third
stage for placing commercial spacecraft into low Earth orbit. Rockot successfully
launched its first commercial payload, two Intersputnik communications satellites,
in February 2001, and launched the twin satellites of GRACE
(Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment) in November 2001. Launches take
place from a purpose-built pad at Plesetsk.
| length |
29 m |
| diameter |
2.5 m |
| launch mass |
107 tons |
| payload to LEO |
1,900 kg |
Related categories
• ROCKETS,
MISSILES, AND LAUNCH VEHICLES
• RUSSIAN
LAUNCH VEHICLES
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