Production Corporation PolyotKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Mozhaets-4
Launched
September 27, 2003
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Mozhaets-4 launched on a Production Corporation Polyot Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 27, 2003. It was Production Corporation Polyot's 44th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,619th orbital launch attempt. It was the 431st Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Mozhaets-4, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 681 × 704 km orbit inclined 98.2°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, 6 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M) · Production Corporation Polyot
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 431st Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 3rd this yearProduction Corporation Polyot's 44th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,619th orbital launch attempt43rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Mozhaets-4 · NORAD 27939 · 2003-042 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PAYLOAD A
- Object ID
- 2003-042A
- Epoch
- 2003-09-27 07:37:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.6245928 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0015789
- Inclination
- 98.2022°
- Ascending node
- 156.7681°
- Arg. of perigee
- 213.7204°
- Mean anomaly
- 148.8144°
- 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
7 catalogued: 6 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 7 still in orbit
- Mozhaets-4 · NORAD 27939 · in orbit
- NigeriaSat-1 · NORAD 27941 · in orbit
- UK-DMC · NORAD 27942 · in orbit
- BILSAT-1 · NORAD 27943 · in orbit
- Larets · NORAD 27944 · in orbit
- STSat-1 · NORAD 27945 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 52-103 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Mozhayets 4 (RS 22) was also a training satellite built by the Mozhaisky military academy. It also tested components to be used in upgraded GLONASS satellites.
Pad
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
199th launch from 132/1 (132L), 3rd this year · 1,533rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
38 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Mozhaets-4 launch?
Mozhaets-4 launched on September 27, 2003. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Mozhaets-4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Mozhaets-4?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Production Corporation Polyot. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Mozhaets-4 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Mozhaets-4 reach?
Mozhaets-4, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 681 × 704 km orbit inclined 98.2°.
How many satellites did Mozhaets-4 launch?
6 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 6 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).