Production Corporation PolyotKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

SAR-Lupe 1

Launched

December 19, 2006

Launch Successful

Image: Julio Perez Suarez

Summary

SAR-Lupe 1 launched on a Production Corporation Polyot Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 19, 2006. It was Production Corporation Polyot's 50th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,814th orbital launch attempt. It was the 437th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

Watch: No webcast on record.
Vehicle: Kosmos-3M (11K65M) · Production Corporation Polyot
Booster: No booster details on record.
Mission: Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone: 437th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 1st this yearProduction Corporation Polyot's 50th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,814th orbital launch attempt64th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Catalogued objects

3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; 1 still in orbit

SAR-Lupe 1 · NORAD 29658 · in orbit

Kosmos-3M 27-226 SL Stage 2 · re-entered March 30, 2014

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

German military radar reconnaissance spacecraft

Pad

132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

205th launch from 132/1 (132L), 1st this year · 1,550th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

362 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did SAR-Lupe 1 launch?

SAR-Lupe 1 launched on December 19, 2006. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch SAR-Lupe 1?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched SAR-Lupe 1?

Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Production Corporation Polyot. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet

Where did SAR-Lupe 1 launch from?

132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit was SAR-Lupe 1 going to?

Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.

How many satellites did SAR-Lupe 1 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).