Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-2M 48
Launched
December 10, 1990
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Strela-2M 48 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 10, 1990. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,390th launch, 74th this year and humanity's 3,592nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 375th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2112, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 777 × 823 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
- 375th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,390th launch74th this yearhumanity's 3,592nd orbital launch attempt116th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2112 · NORAD 21014 · 1990-111 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2112
- Object ID
- 1990-111A
- Epoch
- 1990-12-10 07:38:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.29577015 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0031981
- Inclination
- 74.0519°
- Ascending node
- 205.8035°
- Arg. of perigee
- 337.0021°
- Mean anomaly
- 22.9694°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 4 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2112 · NORAD 21014 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 26-203 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite
Pad
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
112th launch from 133/3 (133L), 7th this year · 1,341st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
87 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-2M 48 launch?
Strela-2M 48 launched on December 10, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-2M 48?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-2M 48?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Strela-2M 48 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-2M 48 reach?
Kosmos-2112, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 777 × 823 km orbit inclined 74.1°.
How many satellites did Strela-2M 48 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).