Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-332/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-3 19 to 24
Launched
March 13, 1987
Image: NASA
Summary
Strela-3 19 to 24 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 13, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,072nd launch, 22nd this year and humanity's 3,165th orbital launch attempt. It was the 57th Tsiklon-3 flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1827, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 1,368 × 1,421 km orbit inclined 82.5°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, 6 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Tsiklon-3 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 57th Tsiklon-3 flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,072nd launch22nd this yearhumanity's 3,165th orbital launch attempt26th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1827 · NORAD 17582 · 1987-026 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1827
- Object ID
- 1987-026A
- Epoch
- 1987-03-13 14:45:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.68669803 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0034634
- Inclination
- 82.5195°
- Ascending node
- 35.3692°
- Arg. of perigee
- 270.4909°
- Mean anomaly
- 89.0181°
- 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
7 catalogued: 6 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 7 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1827 · NORAD 17582 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1828 · NORAD 17583 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1829 · NORAD 17584 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1830 · NORAD 17585 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1831 · NORAD 17586 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1832 · NORAD 17587 · in orbit
Tsiklon-3 58-408 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Second generation store-dump military communications satellite
Pad

32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
31st launch from 32/2, 5th this year · 1,165th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
65 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
9 days 22 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-3 19 to 24 launch?
Strela-3 19 to 24 launched on March 13, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-3 19 to 24?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-3 19 to 24?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did Strela-3 19 to 24 launch from?
32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-3 19 to 24 reach?
Kosmos-1827, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 1,368 × 1,421 km orbit inclined 82.5°.
How many satellites did Strela-3 19 to 24 launch?
6 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 6 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
