Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-2M 46
Launched
January 26, 1989
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Strela-2M 46 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 26, 1989. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,246th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 3,379th orbital launch attempt. It was the 357th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1992, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 780 × 815 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
- 357th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,246th launch5th this yearhumanity's 3,379th orbital launch attempt5th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1992 · NORAD 19769 · 1989-005 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1992
- Object ID
- 1989-005A
- Epoch
- 1989-01-27 01:24:38 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.30526132 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0024457
- Inclination
- 74.0503°
- Ascending node
- 7.436°
- Arg. of perigee
- 329.0666°
- Mean anomaly
- 30.8994°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- B*
- -0.025734
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-1992 · NORAD 19769 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 79-812 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
164th launch from 132/2, 1st this year · 1,249th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
562 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-2M 46 launch?
Strela-2M 46 launched on January 26, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-2M 46?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-2M 46?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Strela-2M 46 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-2M 46 reach?
Kosmos-1992, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 780 × 815 km orbit inclined 74.1°.
How many satellites did Strela-2M 46 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).