Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterStrela175/59, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Kondor-E
Launched
December 19, 2014
Image: Roscosmos
Summary
Kondor-E launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Strela from 175/59, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 19, 2014. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 171st launch, 7th this year and humanity's 5,436th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Strela flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kondor-E, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 506 × 509 km orbit inclined 74.7°. 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
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Strela flight · 1st this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 171st launch7th this yearhumanity's 5,436th orbital launch attempt87th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kondor-E · NORAD 40353 · 2014-084 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2014-084A
- Epoch
- 2014-12-19 08:32:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.21927556 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0002055
- Inclination
- 74.7493°
- Ascending node
- 205.235°
- Arg. of perigee
- 234.7417°
- Mean anomaly
- 312.0043°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kondor-E · NORAD 40353 · re-entered October 22, 2022
Strela APB · re-entered October 12, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Kondor-E is the export version of NPO Mashinostroyeniya's Kondor radar reconnaissance satellite, launched on a Strela for an undisclosed customer widely reported to be South Africa's defence ministry.
Pad
175/59, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
3rd launch from 175/59, 1st this year · 1,442nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
3 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
539 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Kondor-E launch?
Kondor-E launched on December 19, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Kondor-E?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Kondor-E?
Strela, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Strela spec sheet
Where did Kondor-E launch from?
175/59, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Kondor-E reach?
Kondor-E, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 506 × 509 km orbit inclined 74.7°.
How many satellites did Kondor-E launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).