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Aug. 31, 2019
Rokot vehicle successfully launches Geo-IK-2 satellite
A Rokot launch vehicle, with a Briz-KM upper stage, launched the Kosmos-2540 satellite from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia, on 30 August 2019, at 14:00 UTC (17:00 local time).
Rokot launches Kosmos-2540 satellite
Also known as Geo-IK-2 No. 13 geodetic satellite, Kosmos-2540 was launched for the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation and is reported to have been placed into the desired orbit.
Geo-IK-2 satellite
To keep its models of the planet’s gravitational field up to date, Russia operates a fleet of geodesy satellites. The current Geo-IK-2 series is the third generation of spacecraft that it has used for this purpose, following on from the earlier Geoid-Sfera and Geo-IK, or Musson, series. Geo-IK-2, also known as Musson-2, was conceived as a pair of spacecraft that would provide complementary data. A third satellite – which has been deployed by Friday’s launch – was ordered after the first satellite failed in orbit.
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