RFSA Zenit-2 Okean-O

Name: RFSA Zenit-2 Okean-O
Start: 1999-07-17T05:38:00.000Z
Location: 45/1

Zenit-2

Status

Success

Date

17 JUL 1999

05:38

Launch Provider

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Launch Pad

45/1

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Mission Overview

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).

Rocket

Zenit-2

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Polar Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

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.

Height

57 m

Diameter

3.9 m

Launch Mass

459 T

Thrust

7,300 kN