LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Sat Jul 17 1999
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Okean-O
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
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(5:38 AM UTC)
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(5:38 AM UTC)
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
Zenit-2Description:
Zenit is a family of space launch vehicles designed by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau in Dnipro, Ukraine, which was then part of the Soviet Union.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Earth Science
- Okean-O was a joint Ukrainian and Russian remote sensing satellite program designed as a follow on to the Okean-O1 series. It was designed to gather remote sensing data crucial for research of natural resources of the Earth and world oceans. The mission also included ecological monitoring and management of externalities (weather forecast, hazards prevention).
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Pad
45/1