Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Feb 2001
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2001aipc..552..644k&link_type=abstract
Space Technology and Applications International Forum - 2001. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 552, pp. 644-654 (2001).
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Other Topics In Instruments, Apparatus, And Components Common To Several Branches Of Physics And Astronomy, Spaceborne And Space Research Instruments, Apparatus, And Components
Scientific paper
The Commercial Demonstration Flight (CDF) of the ROCKOT launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Northern Russia was successfully completed on 16th May 2000. The booster is marked by EUROCKOT Launch Services GmbH, Germany which is jointly owned by Astrium GmbH, Germany, and Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, Russia. The booster's maiden fully commercial mission was its first flight under Eurockot auspices. The new commercial BREEZE-KM upper stage was used for the first time. With the successful mission, the vehicle and the dedicated facilities at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome attained their full operational capability. The goal of the CDF was the commissioning of the ROCKOT as an operational, commercial launch vehicle as well as the qualification of the dedicated EUROCKOT launch facilities at Plesetsk following their recent completion. ROCKOT simulated a commercial mission by successfully deploying two dummy satellites into a circular 547 km, 86.4 degree inclined orbit (osculating values). Confidence and reliability are assured by the heritage of the ROCKOT precursor, the two-stage SS-19 strategic missile flight proven more than 140 times with over 80 successes in a row. Three precursor test flights of the ROCKOT vehicle had successfully been carried out from a Baikonur silo with a 100% record. ROCKOT launches are especially useful for injection of large payload masses into highly inclined and Sun Synchronous Orbits. Rockot can place single payloads as well as deploy multiple payloads using its unique multiple re-startable upper stage. Main CDF flight results in the field of operations, performance, mission analysis and payload pre- and in-flight environment is presented and assessed in the article. .
Kinnersley Mark
Schefold Karsten
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