Russian Space ForcesRokot/Briz-KM133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-3 137 to 139
Launched
May 23, 2008
Image: ESA/Stephane Corvaja
Summary
Strela-3 137 to 139 launched on a Russian Space Forces Rokot/Briz-KM from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 23, 2008. It was Russian Space Forces's 67th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,910th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Rokot/Briz-KM flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Yubileyniy, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 1,485 × 1,519 km orbit inclined 82.5°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Rokot/Briz-KM · Russian Space Forces
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 9th Rokot/Briz-KM flight · 1st this yearRussian Space Forces's 67th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,910th orbital launch attempt25th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yubileyniy · NORAD 32953 · 2008-025 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2008-025A
- Epoch
- 2008-05-23 16:47:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.427361 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0021426
- Inclination
- 82.5034°
- Ascending node
- 138.811°
- Arg. of perigee
- 317.5326°
- Mean anomaly
- 42.4022°
- 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: 4 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 5 still in orbit
- Yubileyniy · NORAD 32953 · in orbit
- Kosmos-2437 · NORAD 32954 · in orbit
- Kosmos-2438 · NORAD 32955 · in orbit
- Kosmos-2439 · NORAD 32956 · in orbit
Briz-KM No. 72509 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Second generation store-dump military communications satellites
Pad
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
137th launch from 133/3 (133L), 1st this year · 1,558th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
665 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did Strela-3 137 to 139 launch?
Strela-3 137 to 139 launched on May 23, 2008. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-3 137 to 139?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-3 137 to 139?
Rokot/Briz-KM, flown by Russian Space Forces. Rokot/Briz-KM spec sheet
Where did Strela-3 137 to 139 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-3 137 to 139 reach?
Yubileyniy, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 1,485 × 1,519 km orbit inclined 82.5°.
How many satellites did Strela-3 137 to 139 launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).