Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterStrela175/59, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Gruzomaket
Launched
December 5, 2003
Image: Roscosmos
Summary
Gruzomaket launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Strela from 175/59, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 5, 2003. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 100th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 4,633rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Strela flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Gruzomaket, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 460 × 469 km orbit inclined 67.1°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Strela · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Strela flightKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 100th launch4th this yearhumanity's 4,633rd orbital launch attempt57th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Gruzomaket · NORAD 28098 · 2003-055 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GRUZOMAKET
- Object ID
- 2003-055A
- Epoch
- 2003-12-05 23:01:07 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.36157829 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0006561
- Inclination
- 67.0831°
- Ascending node
- 200.9167°
- Arg. of perigee
- 201.4539°
- Mean anomaly
- 158.6329°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 11
- B*
- 0.0029103
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Gruzomaket · NORAD 28098 · re-entered December 15, 2015
Strela 01 APB · re-entered March 10, 2010
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Gruzomaket (or Kondor-E-GVM) ws a vehicle evaluation payload representing a dynamic model of the Kondor / Kondor-E Earth observation satellite.
Pad
175/59, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
1st launch from 175/59, 1st this year · 1,212th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
3 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Gruzomaket launch?
Gruzomaket launched on December 5, 2003. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Gruzomaket?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Gruzomaket?
Strela, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Strela spec sheet
Where did Gruzomaket launch from?
175/59, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Gruzomaket reach?
Gruzomaket, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 460 × 469 km orbit inclined 67.1°.
How many satellites did Gruzomaket launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).