LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Fri May 26 2006
Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau
COMPASS-2
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
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(6:50 PM UTC)
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(6:50 PM UTC)
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
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Rocket Details
Name:
Shtil'-1Description:
A Russian intercontinental ballistic orbital launch vehicle. Three stage vehicle based on R-29RM SLBM
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Communications
- The COMPASS-2 or DragSail-Cubesat cubesat project is conducted at the Fachhochschule Aachen for educational purposes and technology demonstration. COMPASS-2 is an universal experimental satellite bus, providing the subsystems for the payloads such as electric power, data storage and handling, attitude control and communication. The center 1U module contains the satellite's avionics, while the two outer 1U payload boxes offer companies and universities an easy way to test and validate their experiments in space.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Sea Launch
Pad
Ekaterinburg (K-84)