ISC KosmotrasDnepr 1109/95, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
BelKA
Launched
July 26, 2006
Image: DLR
Summary
BelKA launched on an ISC Kosmotras Dnepr 1 from 109/95, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 26, 2006. The mission failed. It was ISC Kosmotras's 7th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,784th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Dnepr 1 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Dnepr 1 · ISC Kosmotras
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 7th Dnepr 1 flight · 2nd this yearISC Kosmotras's 7th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,784th orbital launch attempt34th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
BelKa 1 is a remote sensing satellite that utilizes the Victoria universal satellite bus. Developed by Rocket and Space Corporation Energiya, Russia, under a contract with TSNIIMASH-Export, Russia, for National Academy of Sciences of Republic of Belarus as the final customer of the satellite.
Pad
109/95, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
6th launch from 109/95, 1st this year · 1,259th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
12 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
336 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did BelKA launch?
BelKA launched on July 26, 2006. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch BelKA?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched BelKA?
Dnepr 1, flown by ISC Kosmotras. Dnepr 1 spec sheet
Where did BelKA launch from?
109/95, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was BelKA going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a earth science mission.