Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-1M 161-168
Launched
December 5, 1978
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Strela-1M 161-168 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 5, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,261st launch, 79th this year and humanity's 2,158th orbital launch attempt. It was the 191st Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 17th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1051, one of 10 catalogued objects, from December 15, 1978, was 1,403 × 1,493 km inclined 74.0°. 10 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
- 191st Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 17th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,261st launch79th this yearhumanity's 2,158th orbital launch attempt113th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1051 · NORAD 11128 · 1978-109 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1051
- Object ID
- 1978-109A
- Epoch
- 1978-12-15 01:29:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.55626297 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0057163
- Inclination
- 74.0174°
- Ascending node
- 342.9658°
- Arg. of perigee
- 95.3626°
- Mean anomaly
- 265.3909°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 117
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
10 catalogued: 8 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 10 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1051 · NORAD 11128 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1052 · NORAD 11129 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1053 · NORAD 11130 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1054 · NORAD 11131 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1055 · NORAD 11132 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1056 · NORAD 11133 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1057 · NORAD 11134 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1058 · NORAD 11135 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 16-320 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellites
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
93rd launch from 132/2, 7th this year · 646th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
18 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-1M 161-168 launch?
Strela-1M 161-168 launched on December 5, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-1M 161-168?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-1M 161-168?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Strela-1M 161-168 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-1M 161-168 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1051, one of 10 catalogued objects, from December 15, 1978, was 1,403 × 1,493 km inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Strela-1M 161-168 launch?
8 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 8 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).