Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-2M 40
Launched
September 10, 1986
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Strela-2M 40 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 10, 1986. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,019th launch, 63rd this year and humanity's 3,104th orbital launch attempt. It was the 331st Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1777, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 85 × 810 km orbit inclined 74.0°. 2 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
- 331st Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,019th launch63rd this yearhumanity's 3,104th orbital launch attempt75th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1777 · NORAD 16952 · 1986-070 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1777
- Object ID
- 1986-070A
- Epoch
- 1986-09-10 01:33:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.41964526 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0531745
- Inclination
- 73.978°
- Ascending node
- 23.1982°
- Arg. of perigee
- 23.9403°
- Mean anomaly
- 338.5566°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1777 · NORAD 16952 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 96-164 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite
Pad
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
94th launch from 133/3 (133L), 2nd this year · 1,131st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
55 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-2M 40 launch?
Strela-2M 40 launched on September 10, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-2M 40?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-2M 40?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Strela-2M 40 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-2M 40 reach?
Kosmos-1777, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 85 × 810 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Strela-2M 40 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).