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Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-332/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Strela-3 25 to 30

Launched

September 7, 1987

Launch Successful

Image: NASA

Summary

Strela-3 25 to 30 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 7, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,117th launch, 67th this year and humanity's 3,217th orbital launch attempt. It was the 62nd Tsiklon-3 flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1875, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 1,379 × 1,430 km orbit inclined 82.5°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, 6 of them payloads.

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Vehicle
Tsiklon-3 · Soviet Space Program
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
62nd Tsiklon-3 flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,117th launch67th this yearhumanity's 3,217th orbital launch attempt78th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

82.5°Inclination
1379 × 1430 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
113.7 minPeriodfrom mean elements
10.9°Ascending node
14283 d agoElement epoch1987-09-08 01:23 UTC · stale

Kosmos-1875 · NORAD 18334 · 1987-074 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
COSMOS 1875
Object ID
1987-074A
Epoch
1987-09-08 01:23:39 UTC
Mean motion
12.66235206 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0032359
Inclination
82.5446°
Ascending node
10.8686°
Arg. of perigee
199.5548°
Mean anomaly
160.3877°
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

7 catalogued: 6 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 7 still in orbit

  • Kosmos-1875 · NORAD 18334 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-1876 · NORAD 18335 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-1877 · NORAD 18336 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-1878 · NORAD 18337 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-1879 · NORAD 18338 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-1880 · NORAD 18339 · in orbit

Tsiklon-3 95-603 Stage 3 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Second generation store-dump military communications satellite

Pad

Map of 32/1

32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

28th launch from 32/1, 2nd this year · 1,187th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

57 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

20 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did Strela-3 25 to 30 launch?

Strela-3 25 to 30 launched on September 7, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Strela-3 25 to 30?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Strela-3 25 to 30?

Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet

Where did Strela-3 25 to 30 launch from?

32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit did Strela-3 25 to 30 reach?

Kosmos-1875, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 1,379 × 1,430 km orbit inclined 82.5°.

How many satellites did Strela-3 25 to 30 launch?

6 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 6 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).