Tubsat-N & N1

Mission

Tubsat-N & N1

• Type: Communications
• Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

TUBSAT-N and Tubsat-N1 are two nanosatellites, which were launched on the 7th of July 1998 as a satellite cluster from a submarine with a russian Shtil-1 rocket in the Barents Sea. All systems are working well and the satellites are in a excellent overall condition. The satellites were separated in orbit via telecommand. Both satellites were developed at the Technical University of Berlin and the complete project was financed by DLR.

Location

Novomoskovsk (K-407)

Sea Launch

Novomoskovsk (K-407) has witnessed the launch of 1 rockets, including 1 orbital launch attempts, while Sea Launch, has been the site for 49 rocket launches.

Rocket

KB Mashinostroyeniya Shtil’-1

A Russian intercontinental ballistic orbital launch vehicle. Three stage vehicle based on R-29RM SLBM

Agency

Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau

The JSC Makeyev Design Bureau is a Russian missile design company located in Miass, Russia.

Established in December 1947 as SKB-385, the company is the main designer of submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) in Russia. The organization was named in honor of Victor Makeyev. Its full official name is State Rocket Center «Academician V.P. Makeev Design Bureau».

In 1965, SKB-385 was redesignated the Design Bureau of Machine-Building (KBM) under the Ministry of General Machine-Building.