title: Geo-IK-2
text: # Geo-IK-2
  
  The Geo-IK-2 is a Russian series of new generation military geodesy satellites replacing the Soviet Union's Geo-IK and Sfera constellations. They are intended to be used to create high precision three-dimensional maps of the Earth's surface, and to monitor plate tectonics. The satellites are produced by ISS Reshetnev, and have a mass of around 1,400 kilograms (3,100 lb). They operate in a circular orbit at an altitude of around 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) above the Earth's surface.
  
  Not to be confused with the Napryazhenie / 14F150 / Nivelir military geodesy satellites.
  
  ## Launches
  
  | Designation | Launch date (GMT) | Carrier rocket | Orbit | Remarks |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Geo-IK-2 #11 / Musson 2 #1 (Kosmos 2470) | 1 February 2011 14:00 | Rokot/Briz-KM | Failed to enter usable orbit | Failure |
  | Geo-IK-2 #12 / Musson 2 #2 (Kosmos 2517) | 4 June 2016 14:00 | Rokot/Briz-KM | 936 km × 961 km, 99.28° | Operational |
  | Geo-IK-2 #13 / Musson 2 #3 (Kosmos 2540) | 30 August 2019 14:00 | Rokot/Briz-KM | | Originally planned on a Soyuz-2-1v, switched to a Rokot in June 2017. |
  