Eurockot Launch Services
GmbH is the Bremen-based joint venture of Astrium and Khrunichev, holding
51% and 49% respectively. Using the Rockot small launch vehicle (maximum
payload capacity, two tonnes) from dedicated satellite preparation, launch and
customer facilities at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Northern Russia, Eurockot provides commercial launch
services to operators of low Earth orbit (LEO) scientific, remote-sensing and
communication satellites.
Eurockot has performed
several missions for commercial and institutional customers in Europe, North America and Asia, among them the successful launch of South Korea's KOMPSAT-2 Earth observation satellite
in July 2007, and the European Space Agency’s Earth Explorer satellite GOCE
launched in March 2009.
Eurockot serves high
inclinations including polar and sun-synchronous orbits and also offers
launches for deep space explorations. Eurockot successfully addresses market
needs with comprehensive and customer-oriented launch services.
