Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-2M 37
Launched
September 4, 1985
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Strela-2M 37 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 4, 1985. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,920th launch, 64th this year and humanity's 2,985th orbital launch attempt. It was the 317th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1680, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 160 × 809 km orbit inclined 74.1°. 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
- 317th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,920th launch64th this yearhumanity's 2,985th orbital launch attempt81st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1680 · NORAD 16011 · 1985-079 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1680
- Object ID
- 1985-079A
- Epoch
- 1985-09-04 06:53:28 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.29367826 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.047344
- Inclination
- 74.0759°
- Ascending node
- 97.8957°
- Arg. of perigee
- 26.2147°
- Mean anomaly
- 336.2198°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 4 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1680 · NORAD 16011 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 11-241 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite
Pad
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
144th launch from 132/1 (132L), 4th this year · 1,070th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
97 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-2M 37 launch?
Strela-2M 37 launched on September 4, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-2M 37?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-2M 37?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Strela-2M 37 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-2M 37 reach?
Kosmos-1680, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 160 × 809 km orbit inclined 74.1°.
How many satellites did Strela-2M 37 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).