Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-2M 26
Launched
January 7, 1982
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Strela-2M 26 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 7, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,552nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 2,518th orbital launch attempt. It was the 248th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1331, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 780 × 817 km orbit inclined 74.0°. 5 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
- 248th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,552nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 2,518th orbital launch attempt1st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1331 · NORAD 13027 · 1982-001 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1331
- Object ID
- 1982-001A
- Epoch
- 1982-01-07 20:24:17 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.30076955 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0026299
- Inclination
- 74.0465°
- Ascending node
- 349.2947°
- Arg. of perigee
- 348.8916°
- Mean anomaly
- 11.2388°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris, 2 components; 4 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1331 · NORAD 13027 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 55-102 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
120th launch from 132/2, 1st this year · 848th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
21 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-2M 26 launch?
Strela-2M 26 launched on January 7, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-2M 26?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-2M 26?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Strela-2M 26 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-2M 26 reach?
Kosmos-1331, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 780 × 817 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Strela-2M 26 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).