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

Strela-1M 233-240

Launched

May 6, 1982

Launch Successful

Image: Julio Perez Suarez

Summary

Strela-1M 233-240 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 6, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,585th launch, 34th this year and humanity's 2,558th orbital launch attempt. It was the 258th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 11th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1357, one of 9 catalogued objects, from May 11, 1982, was 1,409 × 1,486 km inclined 74.0°. 9 objects from this launch are catalogued, 8 of them payloads.

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Vehicle
Kosmos-3M (11K65M) · Soviet Space Program
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
258th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 11th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,585th launch34th this yearhumanity's 2,558th orbital launch attempt41st orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

74.0°Inclination
1409 × 1486 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
114.7 minPeriodfrom mean elements
138.4°Ascending node
16229 d agoElement epoch1982-05-11 02:51 UTC · stale

Kosmos-1357 · NORAD 13160 · 1982-040 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
COSMOS 1357
Object ID
1982-040A
Epoch
1982-05-11 02:51:09 UTC
Mean motion
12.55784342 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0049338
Inclination
74.0085°
Ascending node
138.379°
Arg. of perigee
99.7288°
Mean anomaly
260.9342°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
57
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-1357 · NORAD 13160 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-1358 · NORAD 13161 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-1359 · NORAD 13162 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-1360 · NORAD 13163 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-1361 · NORAD 13164 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-1362 · NORAD 13165 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-1363 · NORAD 13166 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-1364 · NORAD 13167 · in orbit

Kosmos-3M 75-123 Stage 2 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

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132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

125th launch from 132/2, 6th this year · 871st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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

28 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Strela-1M 233-240 launch?

Strela-1M 233-240 launched on May 6, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Strela-1M 233-240?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Strela-1M 233-240?

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

Where did Strela-1M 233-240 launch from?

132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit did Strela-1M 233-240 reach?

The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1357, one of 9 catalogued objects, from May 11, 1982, was 1,409 × 1,486 km inclined 74.0°.

How many satellites did Strela-1M 233-240 launch?

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