Dnepr | BelKA

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.

Mission Details

  • Launch date: July 26, 2006 at 07:43 PM UTC
  • Launch vehicle: Dnepr
  • Operator: ISC Kosmotras
  • Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
  • Mission type: Earth Science