Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-1M 217-224
Launched
August 6, 1981
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Strela-1M 217-224 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 6, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,512th launch, 61st this year and humanity's 2,467th orbital launch attempt. It was the 238th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1287, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 1,473 × 1,521 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
- 238th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,512th launch61st this yearhumanity's 2,467th orbital launch attempt76th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1287 · NORAD 12636 · 1981-074 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1287
- Object ID
- 1981-074A
- Epoch
- 1981-08-06 21:01:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.44021416 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0030679
- Inclination
- 74.029°
- Ascending node
- 139.9489°
- Arg. of perigee
- 263.1758°
- Mean anomaly
- 96.5798°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- B*
- 0
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-1287 · NORAD 12636 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1288 · NORAD 12637 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1289 · NORAD 12638 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1290 · NORAD 12639 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1291 · NORAD 12640 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1292 · NORAD 12641 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1293 · NORAD 12642 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1294 · NORAD 12643 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 55-112 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellites
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
114th launch from 132/2, 3rd this year · 822nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
62 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-1M 217-224 launch?
Strela-1M 217-224 launched on August 6, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-1M 217-224?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-1M 217-224?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Strela-1M 217-224 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-1M 217-224 reach?
Kosmos-1287, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 1,473 × 1,521 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Strela-1M 217-224 launch?
8 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 8 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).