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Russian Aerospace Defence ForcesRokot/Briz-KM133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

3 x Strela-3M (Kosmos-2482, Kosmos-2483, Kosmos-2484)

Launched

January 15, 2013

Launch Failure

Image: ESA/Stephane Corvaja

Summary

Strela-3M (Kosmos 2482, 2483, 2484) launched on a Russian Aerospace Defence Forces Rokot/Briz-KM from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 15, 2013. The mission failed. It was Russian Aerospace Defence Forces's 5th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,269th orbital launch attempt. It was the 17th Rokot/Briz-KM flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.

Watch
No webcast on record.
Vehicle
Rokot/Briz-KM · Russian Aerospace Defence Forces
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
17th Rokot/Briz-KM flight · 1st this yearRussian Aerospace Defence Forces's 5th launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,269th orbital launch attempt1st orbital launch attempt this year

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Catalogued objects

4 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 4 still in orbit

  • Kosmos-2482 · NORAD 39057 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-2483 · NORAD 39058 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-2484 · NORAD 39059 · in orbit

Briz-KM No. 72518 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Three Strela-3M (Rodnik) store-and-forward communications satellites for the Russian military, launched together on a Rokot from Plesetsk. The Briz-KM upper stage suffered an anomaly during payload deployment, and the mission is recorded as a failure.

Pad

Map of 133/3 (133L)

133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

145th launch from 133/3 (133L), 1st this year · 1,587th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

171 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Strela-3M (Kosmos 2482, 2483, 2484) launch?

Strela-3M (Kosmos 2482, 2483, 2484) launched on January 15, 2013. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Strela-3M (Kosmos 2482, 2483, 2484)?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Strela-3M (Kosmos 2482, 2483, 2484)?

Rokot/Briz-KM, flown by Russian Aerospace Defence Forces. Rokot/Briz-KM spec sheet

Where did Strela-3M (Kosmos 2482, 2483, 2484) launch from?

133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit was Strela-3M (Kosmos 2482, 2483, 2484) going to?

Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a communications mission.

How many satellites did Strela-3M (Kosmos 2482, 2483, 2484) launch?

3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).