Rokot-M/Briz KM-2

Company: VKS RF

The Russian space launch vehicle Rokot-M/Briz KM-2. It was based on the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's UR-100N (SS-19 Stiletto) intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). The rocket was powered by liquid and had three stages. The first stage of the lower two, which used an RD-0244 engine and the second stage an RD-0235 engine, were based on the Soviet UR-100N ICBM. The third stage was a Briz-KM, which can carry six satellites into distinct orbits and can fly for seven hours while relighting its engine six times. When fully fuelled, the Briz-KM can support a mass of around six tons.