Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Strela-1M 209-216

Launched

March 6, 1981

Launch Successful

Image: Julio Perez Suarez

Summary

Strela-1M 209-216 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 6, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,470th launch, 19th this year and humanity's 2,414th orbital launch attempt. It was the 234th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1250, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 1,404 × 1,473 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: 234th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,470th launch19th this yearhumanity's 2,414th orbital launch attempt23rd orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

74.0°Inclination

1404 × 1473 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements

114.5 minPeriodfrom mean elements

344.5°Ascending node

16659 d agoElement epoch1981-03-06 22:33 UTC · stale

Kosmos-1250 · NORAD 12320 · 1981-022 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects

Show the numbers

Object: COSMOS 1250
Object ID: 1981-022A
Epoch: 1981-03-06 22:33:21 UTC
Mean motion: 12.5796771 rev/day
Eccentricity: 0.004361
Inclination: 74.0311°
Ascending node: 344.5212°
Arg. of perigee: 92.0307°
Mean anomaly: 268.5743°
Element set: 999
Rev at epoch: 6
B*: 0.000099999

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.

Catalogued objects

9 catalogued: 8 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 9 still in orbit

Kosmos-1250 · NORAD 12320 · in orbit
Kosmos-1251 · NORAD 12321 · in orbit
Kosmos-1252 · NORAD 12322 · in orbit
Kosmos-1253 · NORAD 12323 · in orbit
Kosmos-1254 · NORAD 12324 · in orbit
Kosmos-1255 · NORAD 12325 · in orbit
Kosmos-1256 · NORAD 12326 · in orbit
Kosmos-1257 · NORAD 12327 · in orbit

Kosmos-3M 67-247 Stage 2 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Military communications satellites

Pad

132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

112th launch from 132/2, 1st this year · 801st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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

240 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did Strela-1M 209-216 launch?

Strela-1M 209-216 launched on March 6, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Strela-1M 209-216?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Strela-1M 209-216?

Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet

Where did Strela-1M 209-216 launch from?

132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit did Strela-1M 209-216 reach?

Kosmos-1250, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 1,404 × 1,473 km orbit inclined 74.0°.

How many satellites did Strela-1M 209-216 launch?

8 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 8 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).