april, 2018
25apr00:00Rockot • Sentinel-3B
Event Details
Launch Date: April 25, 2018 Launch Window: 17:57:38 UTC Launch Vehicle: Rockot Launch Operator: Russian Space Forces Launch Site: Site 133/3, Plesetsk Cosmodrome Payload: Sentinel-3B (1,200kg) Target
Event Details
| Launch Date: | April 25, 2018 |
| Launch Window: | 17:57:38 UTC |
| Launch Vehicle: | Rockot |
| Launch Operator: | Russian Space Forces |
| Launch Site: | Site 133/3, Plesetsk Cosmodrome |
| Payload: | Sentinel-3B (1,200kg) |
| Target Orbit: | Sun Synchronous Orbit |
| Payload Type: | Multi-Instrument Remote Sensing |
| Payload Operator: | ESA for Copernicus |
A Russian Rockot Booster – a converted UR-100N ballistic missile topped by a Briz-KM upper stage – will launch the Sentinel-3B satellite operated by ESA under the European Commission’s Copernicus Earth Observation Program that sets out to deploy a number of differently-instrumented satellites to collect a comprehensive set of Earth observation parameters for use in various sectors. The Sentinel-3 satellites are the most-heavily instrumented satellites flying under Copernicus, hosting four instruments to deliver accurate data on land and ocean color and topography as well as sea and land surface temperature with a rapid global revisit time and fast data availability for use in operational applications.
Mission Resources:
🚀 Launch Vehicle Overview: Rockot
🛰 Payload Overview: Sentinel-3: Intro – Satellite Bus – Instruments – Orbit Design
Time
(Wednesday) 00:00 UTC
