Production Corporation PolyotKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-3 133 & 134
Launched
August 19, 2003
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Strela-3 133 & 134 launched on a Production Corporation Polyot Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 19, 2003. It was Production Corporation Polyot's 43rd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,613th orbital launch attempt. It was the 430th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2400, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 1,481 × 1,506 km orbit inclined 82.5°. 6 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
- 430th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 2nd this yearProduction Corporation Polyot's 43rd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,613th orbital launch attempt37th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2400 · NORAD 27868 · 2003-037 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2400
- Object ID
- 2003-037A
- Epoch
- 2003-08-19 16:14:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.44737159 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0016055
- Inclination
- 82.4786°
- Ascending node
- 157.0686°
- Arg. of perigee
- 296.0572°
- Mean anomaly
- 63.8721°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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
6 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 3 debris; 6 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2400 · NORAD 27868 · in orbit
- Kosmos-2401 · NORAD 27869 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 79-803 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
198th launch from 132/1 (132L), 2nd this year · 1,532nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
75 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-3 133 & 134 launch?
Strela-3 133 & 134 launched on August 19, 2003. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-3 133 & 134?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-3 133 & 134?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Production Corporation Polyot. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Strela-3 133 & 134 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-3 133 & 134 reach?
Kosmos-2400, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 1,481 × 1,506 km orbit inclined 82.5°.
How many satellites did Strela-3 133 & 134 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).