Russian Aerospace Defence ForcesRokot/Briz-KM133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Gonets M-13, Gonets M-15, Strela-3M (Kosmos-2481) & Yubileyniy 2 (MiR)
Launched
July 28, 2012
Image: ESA/Stephane Corvaja
Summary
Gonets M-13, Gonets M-15, Strela-3M (Kosmos-2481) & Yubileyniy 2 (MiR) launched on a Russian Aerospace Defence Forces Rokot/Briz-KM from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 28, 2012. It was Russian Aerospace Defence Forces's 3rd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,233rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 16th Rokot/Briz-KM flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2481, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 1,482 × 1,516 km orbit inclined 82.5°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 4 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
- 16th Rokot/Briz-KM flight · 1st this yearRussian Aerospace Defence Forces's 3rd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,233rd orbital launch attempt43rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2481 · NORAD 38733 · 2012-041 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2012-041A
- Epoch
- 2012-07-28 03:02:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.43547904 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0021734
- Inclination
- 82.4857°
- Ascending node
- 357.1631°
- Arg. of perigee
- 304.6351°
- Mean anomaly
- 55.4204°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
5 catalogued: 4 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 5 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2481 · NORAD 38733 · in orbit
- Gonets-M No. 13L · NORAD 38734 · in orbit
- Mikhail Reshetnyov · NORAD 38735 · in orbit
- Gonets-M No. 15L · NORAD 38736 · in orbit
Briz-KM No. 72515 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Gonets-M are an upgraded version of Gonets satellites, derived from military communications system Strela-3. Gonets-M constellation is tasked with monitoring ecological and industrial objects, providing communication and data transmission services, covering also the remote areas like the Far North region.
Pad
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
144th launch from 133/3 (133L), 1st this year · 1,585th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
542 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Gonets M-13, Gonets M-15, Strela-3M (Kosmos-2481) & Yubileyniy 2 (MiR) launch?
Gonets M-13, Gonets M-15, Strela-3M (Kosmos-2481) & Yubileyniy 2 (MiR) launched on July 28, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Gonets M-13, Gonets M-15, Strela-3M (Kosmos-2481) & Yubileyniy 2 (MiR)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Gonets M-13, Gonets M-15, Strela-3M (Kosmos-2481) & Yubileyniy 2 (MiR)?
Rokot/Briz-KM, flown by Russian Aerospace Defence Forces. Rokot/Briz-KM spec sheet
Where did Gonets M-13, Gonets M-15, Strela-3M (Kosmos-2481) & Yubileyniy 2 (MiR) launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Gonets M-13, Gonets M-15, Strela-3M (Kosmos-2481) & Yubileyniy 2 (MiR) reach?
Kosmos-2481, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 1,482 × 1,516 km orbit inclined 82.5°.
How many satellites did Gonets M-13, Gonets M-15, Strela-3M (Kosmos-2481) & Yubileyniy 2 (MiR) launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).