Russian Aerospace Defence ForcesRokot/Briz-KM133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
3x Strela-3M (Kosmos 2496, Kosmos 2497, Kosmos 2498) & Kosmos 2499
Launched
May 23, 2014
Image: ESA/Stephane Corvaja
Summary
Rodnik launched on a Russian Aerospace Defence Forces Rokot/Briz-KM from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 23, 2014. It was Russian Aerospace Defence Forces's 13th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 5,378th orbital launch attempt. It was the 21st Rokot/Briz-KM flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2496, one of 78 catalogued objects, reached a 1,153 × 1,508 km orbit inclined 82.4°. 78 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
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 21st Rokot/Briz-KM flight · 1st this yearRussian Aerospace Defence Forces's 13th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 5,378th orbital launch attempt29th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2496 · NORAD 39761 · 2014-028 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 78 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2014-028D
- Epoch
- 2014-05-23 09:20:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.84442938 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0230717
- Inclination
- 82.4306°
- Ascending node
- 349.9732°
- Arg. of perigee
- 271.8424°
- Mean anomaly
- 191.6485°
- 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
78 catalogued: 4 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 73 debris; 75 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2496 · NORAD 39761 · in orbit
- Kosmos-2497 · NORAD 39762 · in orbit
- Kosmos-2498 · NORAD 39763 · in orbit
- Kosmos-2499 · NORAD 39765 · in orbit
Briz-KM No. 72521 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Classified payload for Russia
Pad
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
149th launch from 133/3 (133L), 1st this year · 1,596th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
149 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did Rodnik launch?
Rodnik launched on May 23, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Rodnik?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Rodnik?
Rokot/Briz-KM, flown by Russian Aerospace Defence Forces. Rokot/Briz-KM spec sheet
Where did Rodnik launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Rodnik reach?
Kosmos-2496, one of 78 catalogued objects, reached a 1,153 × 1,508 km orbit inclined 82.4°.
How many satellites did Rodnik launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).