Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-1M 289-296
Launched
March 21, 1985
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Strela-1M 289-296 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 21, 1985. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,874th launch, 18th this year and humanity's 2,927th orbital launch attempt. It was the 314th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1635, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 1,454 × 1,587 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
- 314th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,874th launch18th this yearhumanity's 2,927th orbital launch attempt23rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1635 · NORAD 15617 · 1985-023 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1635
- Object ID
- 1985-023A
- Epoch
- 1985-03-21 03:33:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.38421406 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.008445
- Inclination
- 74.0162°
- Ascending node
- 188.5799°
- Arg. of perigee
- 98.9643°
- Mean anomaly
- 258.9337°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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-1635 · NORAD 15617 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1636 · NORAD 15618 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1637 · NORAD 15619 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1638 · NORAD 15620 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1639 · NORAD 15621 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1640 · NORAD 15622 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1641 · NORAD 15623 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1642 · NORAD 15624 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 34-134 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellites
Pad

132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
153rd launch from 132/2, 3rd this year · 1,043rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6 days 22 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-1M 289-296 launch?
Strela-1M 289-296 launched on March 21, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-1M 289-296?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-1M 289-296?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Strela-1M 289-296 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-1M 289-296 reach?
Kosmos-1635, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 1,454 × 1,587 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Strela-1M 289-296 launch?
8 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 8 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
