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

Strela-3 31 to 36

Launched

January 15, 1988

Launch Successful

Image: NASA

Summary

Strela-3 31 to 36 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 15, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,149th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 3,255th orbital launch attempt. It was the 65th Tsiklon-3 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1909, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 1,400 × 1,506 km orbit inclined 82.6°. 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
65th Tsiklon-3 flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,149th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 3,255th orbital launch attempt2nd orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

82.6°Inclination
1400 × 1506 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
114.8 minPeriodfrom mean elements
198.0°Ascending node
14154 d agoElement epoch1988-01-15 05:22 UTC · stale

Kosmos-1909 · NORAD 18788 · 1988-002 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
COSMOS 1909
Object ID
1988-002A
Epoch
1988-01-15 05:22:39 UTC
Mean motion
12.54446116 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0067727
Inclination
82.5946°
Ascending node
198.0015°
Arg. of perigee
103.9802°
Mean anomaly
257.0774°
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-1909 · NORAD 18788 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-1910 · NORAD 18789 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-1911 · NORAD 18790 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-1912 · NORAD 18791 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-1913 · NORAD 18792 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-1914 · NORAD 18793 · in orbit

Tsiklon-3 No. 25S 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

30th launch from 32/1, 1st this year · 1,201st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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

86 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did Strela-3 31 to 36 launch?

Strela-3 31 to 36 launched on January 15, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Strela-3 31 to 36?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Strela-3 31 to 36?

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

Where did Strela-3 31 to 36 launch from?

32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit did Strela-3 31 to 36 reach?

Kosmos-1909, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 1,400 × 1,506 km orbit inclined 82.6°.

How many satellites did Strela-3 31 to 36 launch?

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