Russian Space ForcesTsiklon-332/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-3 116 to 118 & Gonets 4 to 6
Launched
February 14, 1997
Image: NASA
Summary
Strela-3 116 to 118 & Gonets 4 to 6 launched on a Russian Space Forces Tsiklon-3 from 32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 14, 1997. It was Russian Space Forces's 53rd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,125th orbital launch attempt. It was the 116th Tsiklon-3 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2337, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 1,417 × 1,429 km orbit inclined 82.6°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, 6 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Tsiklon-3 · Russian Space Forces
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 116th Tsiklon-3 flight · 1st this yearRussian Space Forces's 53rd launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,125th orbital launch attempt7th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2337 · NORAD 24725 · 1997-006 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2337
- Object ID
- 1997-006A
- Epoch
- 1997-02-14 07:13:15 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.61709506 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.000769
- Inclination
- 82.6061°
- Ascending node
- 227.9145°
- Arg. of perigee
- 233.1853°
- Mean anomaly
- 126.8779°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.0001
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
7 catalogued: 6 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 7 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2337 · NORAD 24725 · in orbit
- Kosmos-2338 · NORAD 24726 · in orbit
- Kosmos-2339 · NORAD 24727 · in orbit
- Gonets-D1 No. 16L · NORAD 24728 · in orbit
- Gonets-D1 No. 17L · NORAD 24729 · in orbit
- Gonets-D1 No. 18L · NORAD 24730 · in orbit
Tsiklon-3 91-703 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Gonets- satellite were the civilian derivate of the military Strela-3 satellite system. The Gonets system was offered to support international health organizations to meet their global communications needs for the transfer of medical data and records to remote sites. Strela-3 was second generation of strategic store-dump military communications satellite. Development of this generation to replace the first generation Strela-1M and Strela-2M satellites began in 1973.
Pad
32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
54th launch from 32/1, 1st this year · 1,485th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
57 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
361 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-3 116 to 118 & Gonets 4 to 6 launch?
Strela-3 116 to 118 & Gonets 4 to 6 launched on February 14, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-3 116 to 118 & Gonets 4 to 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-3 116 to 118 & Gonets 4 to 6?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Russian Space Forces. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did Strela-3 116 to 118 & Gonets 4 to 6 launch from?
32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-3 116 to 118 & Gonets 4 to 6 reach?
Kosmos-2337, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 1,417 × 1,429 km orbit inclined 82.6°.
How many satellites did Strela-3 116 to 118 & Gonets 4 to 6 launch?
6 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 6 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).