Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-2M 41
Launched
January 21, 1987
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Strela-2M 41 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 21, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,056th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 3,145th orbital launch attempt. It was the 337th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1814, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 734 × 778 km orbit inclined 74.1°. 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
- 337th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,056th launch6th this yearhumanity's 3,145th orbital launch attempt6th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1814 · NORAD 17303 · 1987-006 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1814
- Object ID
- 1987-006A
- Epoch
- 1987-01-21 08:54:55 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.4292696 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0031276
- Inclination
- 74.0824°
- Ascending node
- 266.0053°
- Arg. of perigee
- 171.4068°
- Mean anomaly
- 188.7632°
- 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-1814 · NORAD 17303 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 72-361 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159th launch from 132/2, 1st this year · 1,155th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
57 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-2M 41 launch?
Strela-2M 41 launched on January 21, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-2M 41?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-2M 41?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Strela-2M 41 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-2M 41 reach?
Kosmos-1814, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 734 × 778 km orbit inclined 74.1°.
How many satellites did Strela-2M 41 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).