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Rockot/Briz-KM Launch Vehicle

Rockot/Briz-KM was the operational configuration of the Rockot launch system. It combined the two liquid-propellant stages of a converted UR-100N/SS-19 missile with Khrunichev's wider, restartable Briz-KM upper stage. Thirty-one vehicles flew from Plesetsk between 2000 and 2019 for commercial, civil, scientific, and Russian federal missions.

Rockot/Briz-KM Launch Vehicle
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Aliases
Rockot-KMRockot KMRokot/Briz-KMRockot/Breeze-KMRokot/Breeze-KM
Family Name
Rockot/Briz-KM
Full Name
Rockot/Briz-KM Launch Vehicle
Status
retired
Type
rocket

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Description
Rockot/Briz-KM was the operational configuration of the Rockot launch system. It combined the two liquid-propellant stages of a converted UR-100N/SS-19 missile with Khrunichev's wider, restartable Briz-KM upper stage. Thirty-one vehicles flew from Plesetsk between 2000 and 2019 for commercial, civil, scientific, and Russian federal missions.
Dimensions
Diameter M
2.5
Height M
29
First Flight Year
2,000
Last Flight Year
2,019
Parent Vehicle Family
Rocket Specs
Liftoff Mass Kg
107,000
Payload Capacity Kg
Leo
1,950
Reusability
expendable
Stages Count
3

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Creation Time
July 18, 2026 at 09:49:22 UTC
Updated Time
July 19, 2026 at 14:20:24 UTC

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