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

Strela-1M 337-344

Launched

March 24, 1989

Launch Successful

Image: Julio Perez Suarez

Summary

Strela-1M 337-344 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 24, 1989. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,261st launch, 20th this year and humanity's 3,399th orbital launch attempt. It was the 360th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-2008, one of 9 catalogued objects, from March 26, 1989, was 1,402 × 1,478 km 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
360th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,261st launch20th this yearhumanity's 3,399th orbital launch attempt25th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

74.0°Inclination
1402 × 1478 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
114.5 minPeriodfrom mean elements
31.8°Ascending node
13717 d agoElement epoch1989-03-26 18:40 UTC · stale

Kosmos-2008 · NORAD 19902 · 1989-025 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
COSMOS 2008
Object ID
1989-025A
Epoch
1989-03-26 18:40:26 UTC
Mean motion
12.57624212 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0049125
Inclination
74.0132°
Ascending node
31.7535°
Arg. of perigee
93.5489°
Mean anomaly
267.1186°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
28
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-2008 · NORAD 19902 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-2009 · NORAD 19903 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-2010 · NORAD 19904 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-2011 · NORAD 19905 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-2012 · NORAD 19906 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-2013 · NORAD 19907 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-2014 · NORAD 19908 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-2015 · NORAD 19909 · in orbit

Kosmos-3M 11-232 Stage 2 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

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132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

167th launch from 132/2, 4th this year · 1,259th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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

30 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Strela-1M 337-344 launch?

Strela-1M 337-344 launched on March 24, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Strela-1M 337-344?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Strela-1M 337-344?

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

Where did Strela-1M 337-344 launch from?

132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit did Strela-1M 337-344 reach?

The tracked orbit of Kosmos-2008, one of 9 catalogued objects, from March 26, 1989, was 1,402 × 1,478 km inclined 74.0°.

How many satellites did Strela-1M 337-344 launch?

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