Russian Space ForcesRokot/Briz-KM133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
3 x Strela-3M (Kosmos 2507, Kosmos 2508, Kosmos 2509)
Launched
September 23, 2015
Image: ESA/Stephane Corvaja
Summary
Strela-3M (Kosmos 2507, 2508, 2509) launched on a Russian Space Forces Rokot/Briz-KM from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 23, 2015. It was Russian Space Forces's 86th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,495th orbital launch attempt. It was the 24th Rokot/Briz-KM flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2507, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 1,510 × 1,516 km orbit inclined 82.5°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Rokot/Briz-KM · Russian Space Forces
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 24th Rokot/Briz-KM flight · 2nd this yearRussian Space Forces's 86th launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,495th orbital launch attempt53rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2507 · NORAD 40920 · 2015-050 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2015-050A
- Epoch
- 2015-09-24 00:31:33 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.40244731 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0003795
- Inclination
- 82.5016°
- Ascending node
- 359.4517°
- Arg. of perigee
- 43.786°
- Mean anomaly
- 157.0817°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 4 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2507 · NORAD 40920 · in orbit
- Kosmos-2508 · NORAD 40921 · in orbit
- Kosmos-2509 · NORAD 40922 · in orbit
Briz-KM No. 72512? · 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.
Pad
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
152nd launch from 133/3 (133L), 2nd this year · 1,608th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
176 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-3M (Kosmos 2507, 2508, 2509) launch?
Strela-3M (Kosmos 2507, 2508, 2509) launched on September 23, 2015. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-3M (Kosmos 2507, 2508, 2509)?
Coverage: Воздушно-космические силы провели успешный пуск ракеты-носителя «Рокот» с космодрома Плесецк. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Strela-3M (Kosmos 2507, 2508, 2509)?
Rokot/Briz-KM, flown by Russian Space Forces. Rokot/Briz-KM spec sheet
Where did Strela-3M (Kosmos 2507, 2508, 2509) launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-3M (Kosmos 2507, 2508, 2509) reach?
Kosmos-2507, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 1,510 × 1,516 km orbit inclined 82.5°.
How many satellites did Strela-3M (Kosmos 2507, 2508, 2509) launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).