Production Corporation PolyotKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-2M 52
Launched
December 20, 1994
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Strela-2M 52 launched on a Production Corporation Polyot Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 20, 1994. It was Production Corporation Polyot's 18th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 3,955th orbital launch attempt. It was the 405th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2298, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 793 × 817 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) · Production Corporation Polyot
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 405th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 5th this yearProduction Corporation Polyot's 18th launch5th this yearhumanity's 3,955th orbital launch attempt87th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2298 · NORAD 23431 · 1994-083 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2298
- Object ID
- 1994-083A
- Epoch
- 1994-12-20 06:35:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.28148481 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0017112
- Inclination
- 74.0303°
- Ascending node
- 174.4444°
- Arg. of perigee
- 349.1174°
- Mean anomaly
- 10.9601°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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-2298 · NORAD 23431 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 35-617 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite
Pad
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
174th launch from 132/1 (132L), 3rd this year · 1,458th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
83 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-2M 52 launch?
Strela-2M 52 launched on December 20, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-2M 52?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-2M 52?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Production Corporation Polyot. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Strela-2M 52 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-2M 52 reach?
Kosmos-2298, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 793 × 817 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Strela-2M 52 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).