Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-1M 281-288
Launched
May 28, 1984
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Strela-1M 281-288 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 28, 1984. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,798th launch, 39th this year and humanity's 2,827th orbital launch attempt. It was the 300th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1559, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 1,477 × 1,519 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
- 300th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,798th launch39th this yearhumanity's 2,827th orbital launch attempt52nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1559 · NORAD 14998 · 1984-052 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1559
- Object ID
- 1984-052A
- Epoch
- 1984-05-29 09:00:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.43745766 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.002627
- Inclination
- 74.012°
- Ascending node
- 222.2257°
- Arg. of perigee
- 235.7236°
- Mean anomaly
- 121.3125°
- 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-1559 · NORAD 14998 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1560 · NORAD 14999 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1561 · NORAD 15000 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1562 · NORAD 15001 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1563 · NORAD 15002 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1564 · NORAD 15003 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1565 · NORAD 15004 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1566 · NORAD 15005 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 39-531 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellites
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
145th launch from 132/2, 5th this year · 993rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
17 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-1M 281-288 launch?
Strela-1M 281-288 launched on May 28, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-1M 281-288?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-1M 281-288?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Strela-1M 281-288 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-1M 281-288 reach?
Kosmos-1559, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 1,477 × 1,519 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Strela-1M 281-288 launch?
8 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 8 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).