Production Corporation PolyotKosmos-3M (11K65M)107, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Orbcomm FM 37 to 41 & CDS 3
Launched
June 19, 2008
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Orbcomm FM 37 to 41 & CDS 3 launched on a Production Corporation Polyot Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 107, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on June 19, 2008. It was Production Corporation Polyot's 55th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,916th orbital launch attempt. It was the 442nd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Orbcomm Q2, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 667 × 680 km orbit inclined 48.4°. 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
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 442nd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 2nd this yearProduction Corporation Polyot's 55th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,916th orbital launch attempt31st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Orbcomm Q2 · NORAD 33060 · 2008-031 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2008-031A
- Epoch
- 2008-06-19 09:32:57 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.6830613 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0008833
- Inclination
- 48.4455°
- Ascending node
- 327.8974°
- Arg. of perigee
- 315.3386°
- Mean anomaly
- 44.5768°
- 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
- Orbcomm Q2 · NORAD 33060 · in orbit
- Orbcomm Q5 · NORAD 33061 · in orbit
- Orbcomm J1 · NORAD 33062 · in orbit
- Orbcomm Q3 · NORAD 33063 · in orbit
- Orbcomm Q1 · NORAD 33064 · in orbit
- Orbcomm Q4 · NORAD 33065 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 81-700 KL Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
LEO communications satellites
Pad
107, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
3rd launch from 107, 1st this year · 101st from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
3 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
about 9 years after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Orbcomm FM 37 to 41 & CDS 3 launch?
Orbcomm FM 37 to 41 & CDS 3 launched on June 19, 2008. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Orbcomm FM 37 to 41 & CDS 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Orbcomm FM 37 to 41 & CDS 3?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Production Corporation Polyot. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Orbcomm FM 37 to 41 & CDS 3 launch from?
107, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Orbcomm FM 37 to 41 & CDS 3 reach?
Orbcomm Q2, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 667 × 680 km orbit inclined 48.4°.
How many satellites did Orbcomm FM 37 to 41 & CDS 3 launch?
6 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 6 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).