Eurockot Launch ServicesRokot/Briz-KM133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Mimosa
Launched
June 30, 2003
Image: ESA/Stephane Corvaja
Summary
Mimosa launched on an Eurockot Launch Services Rokot/Briz-KM from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 30, 2003. It was Eurockot Launch Services's 4th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,607th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Rokot/Briz-KM flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Mimosa, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 325 × 854 km orbit inclined 96.8°. 9 objects from this launch are catalogued, 8 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Rokot/Briz-KM · Eurockot Launch Services
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Rokot/Briz-KM flight · 1st this yearEurockot Launch Services's 4th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,607th orbital launch attempt31st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Mimosa · NORAD 27841 · 2003-031 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MIMOSA
- Object ID
- 2003-031B
- Epoch
- 2003-06-30 15:34:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.95091795 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0379758
- Inclination
- 96.82°
- Ascending node
- 187.6174°
- Arg. of perigee
- 228.5964°
- Mean anomaly
- 128.2054°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
9 catalogued: 8 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 7 still in orbit
- Mimosa · NORAD 27841 · re-entered December 11, 2011
- DTUSat · NORAD 27842 · in orbit
- MOST · NORAD 27843
- Cubesat-OSCAR-55 · NORAD 27844 · in orbit
- QuakeSat · NORAD 27845 · in orbit
- AAU-Cubesat · NORAD 27846 · in orbit
- Can X-1 · NORAD 27847 · in orbit
- Cubesat-OSCAR-57 · NORAD 27848 · in orbit
Briz-KM No. 72503 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
MIMOSA (Micro Measurements Of Satellite Acceleration) is a microsatellite to measure atmospheric drag.
Pad
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
132nd launch from 133/3 (133L), 1st this year · 1,531st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
375 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Mimosa launch?
Mimosa launched on June 30, 2003. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Mimosa?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Mimosa?
Rokot/Briz-KM, flown by Eurockot Launch Services. Rokot/Briz-KM spec sheet
Where did Mimosa launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Mimosa reach?
Mimosa, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 325 × 854 km orbit inclined 96.8°.
How many satellites did Mimosa launch?
8 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 6 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).