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

SAR-Lupe 5

Launched

July 22, 2008

Launch Successful

Image: Julio Perez Suarez

Summary

SAR-Lupe 5 launched on a Production Corporation Polyot Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 22, 2008. It was Production Corporation Polyot's 56th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,921st orbital launch attempt. It was the 443rd 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
443rd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 3rd this yearProduction Corporation Polyot's 56th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,921st orbital launch attempt36th orbital launch attempt this year

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Catalogued objects

2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit

  • SAR-Lupe 5 · NORAD 33244 · in orbit

Kosmos-3M 52-101 SL Stage 2 · re-entered May 1, 2014

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

German military radar reconnaissance spacecraft

Pad

Map of 132/1 (132L)

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

210th launch from 132/1 (132L), 2nd this year · 1,559th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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

116 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did SAR-Lupe 5 launch?

SAR-Lupe 5 launched on July 22, 2008. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch SAR-Lupe 5?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched SAR-Lupe 5?

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

Where did SAR-Lupe 5 launch from?

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

What orbit was SAR-Lupe 5 going to?

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

How many satellites did SAR-Lupe 5 launch?

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