Geo-IK-2 No.12LKosmos 2517

Success Russian Space Forces, Rokot/Briz-KM

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Mission

Earth Science · PO

Geo-IK-2 will conduct high precision geodesic measurements to improve our understanding and models of the earth. Using GLONASS for accurate positioning data, the 1400kg satellite will operate in a 1000km polar orbit.

What it put in orbit

ObjectTypeOrbitGlobe
COSMOS 2517 (GEO-IK 2) 2016-034A Payload 942 × 944 km · 99.2° Globe
BREEZE-KM R/B 2016-034B Rocket body 655 × 956 km · 99.2° Globe

COSPAR ID 2016-034 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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