Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-2M 33
Launched
October 12, 1983
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Strela-2M 33 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 12, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,738th launch, 79th this year and humanity's 2,751st orbital launch attempt. It was the 289th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 18th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1503, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 796 × 818 km orbit inclined 74.0°. 3 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
- 289th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 18th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,738th launch79th this yearhumanity's 2,751st orbital launch attempt105th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1503 · NORAD 14401 · 1983-103 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1503
- Object ID
- 1983-103A
- Epoch
- 1983-10-12 01:44:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.27709706 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0015355
- Inclination
- 74.0468°
- Ascending node
- 33.1809°
- Arg. of perigee
- 357.4183°
- Mean anomaly
- 2.6847°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1503 · NORAD 14401 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 39-543 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite
Pad
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
133rd launch from 132/1 (132L), 7th this year · 955th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6 days 12 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-2M 33 launch?
Strela-2M 33 launched on October 12, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-2M 33?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-2M 33?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Strela-2M 33 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-2M 33 reach?
Kosmos-1503, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 796 × 818 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Strela-2M 33 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).