Geo-IK-2 No.11L (Kosmos 2470) Mission

Launch Status

Failure

Date & Time

1 Feb 2011, 2:00pm

Pad

133/3 (133L)

Launch Service Provider

Mission

Geo-IK-2 No.11L (Kosmos 2470)

Mission Type

Earth Science

Destination

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

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.

Updated: Jun 15, 2:01pm UTC

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