Production Corporation PolyotKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
SAR-Lupe 3
Launched
November 1, 2007
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
SAR-Lupe 3 launched on a Production Corporation Polyot Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 1, 2007. It was Production Corporation Polyot's 53rd launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,873rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 440th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 2 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
- 440th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 3rd this yearProduction Corporation Polyot's 53rd launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,873rd orbital launch attempt56th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- SAR-Lupe 3 · NORAD 32283 · re-entered January 14, 2026
Kosmos-3M 65-632 SL Stage 2 · re-entered April 16, 2014
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
German military radar reconnaissance spacecraft
Pad
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
208th launch from 132/1 (132L), 3rd this year · 1,556th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
50 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did SAR-Lupe 3 launch?
SAR-Lupe 3 launched on November 1, 2007. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch SAR-Lupe 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched SAR-Lupe 3?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Production Corporation Polyot. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did SAR-Lupe 3 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit was SAR-Lupe 3 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did SAR-Lupe 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).