Production Corporation PolyotKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-2M 51
Launched
June 16, 1993
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Strela-2M 51 launched on a Production Corporation Polyot Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 16, 1993. It was Production Corporation Polyot's 11th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 3,822nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 398th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2251, one of 1,718 catalogued objects, reached a 788 × 814 km orbit inclined 74.0°. 1,718 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M) · Production Corporation Polyot
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 398th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 4th this yearProduction Corporation Polyot's 11th launch4th this yearhumanity's 3,822nd orbital launch attempt37th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2251 · NORAD 22675 · 1993-036 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 1718 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2251
- Object ID
- 1993-036A
- Epoch
- 1993-06-16 05:41:48 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.29379371 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0017679
- Inclination
- 74.0425°
- Ascending node
- 336.8164°
- Arg. of perigee
- 354.5045°
- Mean anomaly
- 5.5545°
- 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
1,718 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1,714 debris, 2 components; 615 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2251 · NORAD 22675
Kosmos-3M 35-601 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite. Destroyed in a collision with Iridium 33.
Pad
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
169th launch from 132/1 (132L), 1st this year · 1,429th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
307 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-2M 51 launch?
Strela-2M 51 launched on June 16, 1993. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-2M 51?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-2M 51?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Production Corporation Polyot. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Strela-2M 51 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-2M 51 reach?
Kosmos-2251, one of 1,718 catalogued objects, reached a 788 × 814 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Strela-2M 51 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).