Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-2M 44
Launched
April 5, 1988
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Strela-2M 44 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 5, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,171st launch, 24th this year and humanity's 3,283rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 352nd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1937, one of 3 catalogued objects, from April 8, 1988, was 777 × 815 km 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
- 352nd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,171st launch24th this yearhumanity's 3,283rd orbital launch attempt30th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1937 · NORAD 19038 · 1988-029 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1937
- Object ID
- 1988-029A
- Epoch
- 1988-04-08 09:32:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.30902002 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0026178
- Inclination
- 74.0494°
- Ascending node
- 57.5385°
- Arg. of perigee
- 329.9534°
- Mean anomaly
- 30.0111°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 40
- B*
- 0.00036488
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1937 · NORAD 19038 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 26-188 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite
Pad
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
100th launch from 133/3 (133L), 1st this year · 1,212th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
103 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-2M 44 launch?
Strela-2M 44 launched on April 5, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-2M 44?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-2M 44?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Strela-2M 44 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-2M 44 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1937, one of 3 catalogued objects, from April 8, 1988, was 777 × 815 km inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Strela-2M 44 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).