Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-2M 43
Launched
December 1, 1987
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Strela-2M 43 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 1, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,135th launch, 85th this year and humanity's 3,241st orbital launch attempt. It was the 347th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 11th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1898, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 797 × 818 km orbit inclined 74.0°. 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
- 347th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 11th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,135th launch85th this yearhumanity's 3,241st orbital launch attempt102nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1898 · NORAD 18585 · 1987-098 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1898
- Object ID
- 1987-098A
- Epoch
- 1987-12-01 17:21:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.27524731 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0014576
- Inclination
- 74.0192°
- Ascending node
- 291.8035°
- Arg. of perigee
- 351.9578°
- Mean anomaly
- 8.1334°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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-1898 · NORAD 18585 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 35-621 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite
Pad
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
97th launch from 133/3 (133L), 2nd this year · 1,194th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
48 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-2M 43 launch?
Strela-2M 43 launched on December 1, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-2M 43?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-2M 43?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Strela-2M 43 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-2M 43 reach?
Kosmos-1898, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 797 × 818 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Strela-2M 43 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).