Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 133
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Site 133, also known as Raduga
The first launch from Site 133 was of a
During the late 1990s, Site 133/3 was rebuilt as a surface launch pad for Rockot, following the decision to use it for commercial launches. There were concerns that noise generated during a launch from Site 175 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, a silo-based complex, could cause vibrations that would damage the payload.
Rockots are wheeled up to the complex in a vertical position, and then the service tower is rolled around it. The payload is lifted by a crane and placed on top of the rocket.[2] The procedure is in contrast to many other Russian and Soviet rockets, which had traditionally been assembled horizontally and then transferred to the launch site via railways. The first Rockot launch from Site 133 took place on 16 May 2000,[2] orbiting the SimSat-1 DemoSat. The last Rokot flight took place 26 December 2019, from Site 133. 31 Rockots in total were launched from the site.
References
- ^ "Plesetsk". Permanent Mission in Russia. European Space Agency. 2004-10-05. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-387-71354-0.
- Zak, Anatoly. "Cosmodrome Plesetsk". RussianSpaceWeb. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
- Wade, Mark. "Plesetsk LC133/1". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2010-10-29. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
- Wade, Mark. "Plesetsk LC133/3". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
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