Soyuz-U-PVB | IRDT 1
Launch information
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IRDT (Inflatable Re-Entry and Descent Technology) is a new technology to return payloads from orbit without a heavy heatshield and parachute system. A inflatable cone provides protection during reentry and a second inflatable extension of the cone reduces the speed further for a safe landing.
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Soyuz-U-PVB | IRDT 1’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: Feb. 8, 2000, 11:20 p.m.
Timezone: Asia/Qyzylorda
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
IRDT 1 (LEO) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) |
Rocket |
Soyuz-U-PVB |
Location |
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan |
Pad |
31/6 |
Type |
Earth Science |
Orbit |
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) |
Satellites on-board
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Launch statistics
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Orbital Launch
#4366
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Location Launch
#1143
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Pad Launch
#326
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Agency Launch
#98
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Orbital Launch
#9
Year 2000
Location Launch
#3
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Pad Launch
#1
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Agency Launch
#3
Year 2000
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