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

Strela-1M 241-248

Launched

July 21, 1982

Launch Successful

Image: Julio Perez Suarez

Summary

Strela-1M 241-248 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 21, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,616th launch, 65th this year and humanity's 2,593rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 264th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 17th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1388, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 1,401 × 1,482 km orbit inclined 74.0°. 9 objects from this launch are catalogued, 8 of them payloads.

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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
264th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 17th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,616th launch65th this yearhumanity's 2,593rd orbital launch attempt76th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

74.0°Inclination
1401 × 1482 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
114.5 minPeriodfrom mean elements
44.1°Ascending node
16157 d agoElement epoch1982-07-21 17:34 UTC · stale

Kosmos-1388 · NORAD 13375 · 1982-073 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
COSMOS 1388
Object ID
1982-073A
Epoch
1982-07-21 17:34:44 UTC
Mean motion
12.57221379 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0052136
Inclination
74.0127°
Ascending node
44.0968°
Arg. of perigee
94.2077°
Mean anomaly
269.5998°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
6
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-1388 · NORAD 13375 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-1389 · NORAD 13376 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-1390 · NORAD 13377 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-1391 · NORAD 13378 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-1392 · NORAD 13379 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-1393 · NORAD 13380 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-1394 · NORAD 13381 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-1395 · NORAD 13382 · in orbit

Kosmos-3M 55-103 Stage 2 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

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132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

128th launch from 132/2, 9th this year · 887th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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

32 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did Strela-1M 241-248 launch?

Strela-1M 241-248 launched on July 21, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Strela-1M 241-248?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Strela-1M 241-248?

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

Where did Strela-1M 241-248 launch from?

132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit did Strela-1M 241-248 reach?

Kosmos-1388, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 1,401 × 1,482 km orbit inclined 74.0°.

How many satellites did Strela-1M 241-248 launch?

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