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GOCE

Rokot launch from Plesetsk (Russia) on March 17, 2009, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 17, 2009 · 14:21 UTCLaunch 2009-013Launch no. 4,966 in the log
RocketRokot
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC133/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyEurockotRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 17, 2009, 14:21
Launch designation
2009-013
Mission
GOCE
Vehicle flight ID
511-6992-012P/72511

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
290 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.2 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
GOCE2009-013ANORAD 34602European Space AgencySpace science1,200 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 11, 2013

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.