Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-2M 20
Launched
June 28, 1979
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Strela-2M 20 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 28, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,322nd launch, 49th this year and humanity's 2,234th orbital launch attempt. It was the 205th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1110, one of 4 catalogued objects, from June 30, 1979, was 797 × 820 km inclined 74.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- 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
- 205th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,322nd launch49th this yearhumanity's 2,234th orbital launch attempt61st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1110 · NORAD 11425 · 1979-060 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1110
- Object ID
- 1979-060A
- Epoch
- 1979-06-30 20:40:54 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.27170086 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0015569
- Inclination
- 74.0115°
- Ascending node
- 223.0383°
- Arg. of perigee
- 16.9748°
- Mean anomaly
- 345.579°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 29
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 3 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1110 · NORAD 11425 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 68-304 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite
Pad
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
97th launch from 132/1 (132L), 5th this year · 690th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
28 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-2M 20 launch?
Strela-2M 20 launched on June 28, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-2M 20?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-2M 20?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Strela-2M 20 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-2M 20 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1110, one of 4 catalogued objects, from June 30, 1979, was 797 × 820 km inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Strela-2M 20 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).