Production Corporation PolyotKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-3 135 to 136
Launched
September 23, 2004
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Strela-3 135 to 136 launched on a Production Corporation Polyot Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 23, 2004. It was Production Corporation Polyot's 46th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,677th orbital launch attempt. It was the 433rd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2408, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 1,482 × 1,514 km orbit inclined 82.5°. 3 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
- 433rd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 2nd this yearProduction Corporation Polyot's 46th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,677th orbital launch attempt38th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2408 · NORAD 28419 · 2004-037 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2408
- Object ID
- 2004-037A
- Epoch
- 2004-09-23 20:31:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.43730107 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0019914
- Inclination
- 82.4777°
- Ascending node
- 256.7129°
- Arg. of perigee
- 21.2627°
- Mean anomaly
- 338.9561°
- 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
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 3 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2408 · NORAD 28419 · in orbit
- Kosmos-2409 · NORAD 28420 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 79-811 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
201st launch from 132/1 (132L), 2nd this year · 1,537th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
62 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-3 135 to 136 launch?
Strela-3 135 to 136 launched on September 23, 2004. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-3 135 to 136?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-3 135 to 136?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Production Corporation Polyot. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Strela-3 135 to 136 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-3 135 to 136 reach?
Kosmos-2408, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 1,482 × 1,514 km orbit inclined 82.5°.
How many satellites did Strela-3 135 to 136 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).