2011 · Russian Space Forces
Geo-IK-2 No.11L (Kosmos 2470)
failureRokot/Briz-KM | Geo-IK-2 No.11L (Kosmos 2470)
Geo-IK-2 is a Russian geodesy mission to deliver precise three-dimensional maps of the Earth’s surface and gravitational data for use in scientific studies and military applications. This satellite was supposed to be the first one of the two-spacecraft system, however it was not delivered to an operational orbit due to upper stage underperformance.
Overview
- Date / time
- February 1, 2011 at 02:00 PM UTC
- Outcome
- failure
- Launch site
- 133/3 (133L)
- Mission
- Geo-IK-2 No.11L (Kosmos 2470)
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Orbit achieved
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit