RFSA Soyuz-U-PVB Dumsat

Name: RFSA Soyuz-U-PVB Dumsat
Start: 2000-03-20T18:28:30.000Z
Location: 31/6

Soyuz-U-PVB

Status

Success

Date

20 MAR 2000

18:28

Launch Provider

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Launch Pad

31/6

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Mission Overview

Dumsat (Dummy Satellite) consisted of a mass dummy representing the mass properties of two Cluster satellites fixed to the Fregat upper stage.

Rocket

Soyuz-U-PVB

Mission Type

Test Flight

Orbit

Elliptical Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

A Russian orbital launch vehicle. A version of the Soyuz-U with safety modifications to prevent and resist fires in all stages and the upper stage avionics compartment.

Height

51 m

Diameter

3 m

Launch Mass

313 T