Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-1M 129-136
Launched
August 24, 1977
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Strela-1M 129-136 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 24, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,145th launch, 65th this year and humanity's 1,997th orbital launch attempt. It was the 163rd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 18th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-939, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 1,441 × 1,468 km orbit inclined 74.0°. 9 objects from this launch are catalogued, 8 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M) · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 163rd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 18th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,145th launch65th this yearhumanity's 1,997th orbital launch attempt82nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-939 · NORAD 10282 · 1977-079 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 939
- Object ID
- 1977-079A
- Epoch
- 1977-08-25 12:56:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.54015827 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0017292
- Inclination
- 74.0318°
- Ascending node
- 255.1098°
- Arg. of perigee
- 93.3326°
- Mean anomaly
- 245.1632°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 10
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
9 catalogued: 8 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 9 still in orbit
- Kosmos-939 · NORAD 10282 · in orbit
- Kosmos-940 · NORAD 10286 · in orbit
- Kosmos-941 · NORAD 10287 · in orbit
- Kosmos-942 · NORAD 10288 · in orbit
- Kosmos-943 · NORAD 10289 · in orbit
- Kosmos-944 · NORAD 10290 · in orbit
- Kosmos-945 · NORAD 10291 · in orbit
- Kosmos-946 · NORAD 10292 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 16-326 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellites
Pad
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
71st launch from 132/1 (132L), 8th this year · 568th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
33 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-1M 129-136 launch?
Strela-1M 129-136 launched on August 24, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-1M 129-136?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-1M 129-136?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Strela-1M 129-136 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-1M 129-136 reach?
Kosmos-939, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 1,441 × 1,468 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Strela-1M 129-136 launch?
8 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 8 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).