Russian Space ForcesRokot/Briz-KM133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-3 140 & 141
Launched
July 6, 2009
Image: ESA/Stephane Corvaja
Summary
Strela-3 140 & 141 launched on a Russian Space Forces Rokot/Briz-KM from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 6, 2009. It was Russian Space Forces's 73rd launch, 4th this year and humanity's 4,992nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Rokot/Briz-KM flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2451, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 1,206 × 1,510 km orbit inclined 82.5°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 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
- 11th Rokot/Briz-KM flight · 2nd this yearRussian Space Forces's 73rd launch4th this yearhumanity's 4,992nd orbital launch attempt38th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2451 · NORAD 35498 · 2009-036 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2009-036A
- Epoch
- 2009-07-06 02:54:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.77744993 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0196752
- Inclination
- 82.4866°
- Ascending node
- 333.2155°
- Arg. of perigee
- 270.8013°
- Mean anomaly
- 87.5753°
- 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
4 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 4 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2451 · NORAD 35498 · in orbit
- Kosmos-2452 · NORAD 35499 · in orbit
- Kosmos-2453 · NORAD 35500 · in orbit
Briz-KM No. 72510 · 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
139th launch from 133/3 (133L), 2nd this year · 1,567th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
110 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-3 140 & 141 launch?
Strela-3 140 & 141 launched on July 6, 2009. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-3 140 & 141?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-3 140 & 141?
Rokot/Briz-KM, flown by Russian Space Forces. Rokot/Briz-KM spec sheet
Where did Strela-3 140 & 141 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-3 140 & 141 reach?
Kosmos-2451, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 1,206 × 1,510 km orbit inclined 82.5°.
How many satellites did Strela-3 140 & 141 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).