Production Corporation PolyotKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-3 131 & 132
Launched
July 8, 2002
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
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

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
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
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).
