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Production Corporation PolyotKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Strela-3 131 & 132

Launched

July 8, 2002

Launch Successful

Image: Julio Perez Suarez

Summary

Strela-3 131 & 132 launched on a Production Corporation Polyot Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 8, 2002. It was Production Corporation Polyot's 39th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,547th orbital launch attempt. It was the 426th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2390, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 147 × 1,398 km orbit inclined 82.5°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.

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
426th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 2nd this yearProduction Corporation Polyot's 39th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,547th orbital launch attempt36th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

82.5°Inclination
147 × 1398 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
100.2 minPeriodfrom mean elements
52.1°Ascending node
8866 d agoElement epoch2002-07-08 06:25 UTC · stale

Kosmos-2390 · NORAD 27464 · 2002-036 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
COSMOS 2390
Object ID
2002-036A
Epoch
2002-07-08 06:25:15 UTC
Mean motion
14.37813449 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0875603
Inclination
82.4623°
Ascending node
52.1091°
Arg. of perigee
62.6644°
Mean anomaly
306.1186°
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

5 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 5 still in orbit

  • Kosmos-2390 · NORAD 27464 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-2391 · NORAD 27465 · in orbit

Kosmos-3M 21-704 Stage 2 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Second generation store-dump military communications satellites

Pad

Map of 132/1 (132L)

132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

194th launch from 132/1 (132L), 2nd this year · 1,523rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

40 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Strela-3 131 & 132 launch?

Strela-3 131 & 132 launched on July 8, 2002. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Strela-3 131 & 132?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Strela-3 131 & 132?

Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Production Corporation Polyot. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet

Where did Strela-3 131 & 132 launch from?

132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit did Strela-3 131 & 132 reach?

Kosmos-2390, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 147 × 1,398 km orbit inclined 82.5°.

How many satellites did Strela-3 131 & 132 launch?

2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).