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

Strela-3 37 to 42

Launched

February 10, 1989

Launch Successful

Image: NASA

Summary

Strela-3 37 to 42 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 10, 1989. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,249th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 3,383rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 74th Tsiklon-3 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1994, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 1,403 × 1,424 km orbit inclined 82.6°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, 6 of them payloads.

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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
74th Tsiklon-3 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,249th launch8th this yearhumanity's 3,383rd orbital launch attempt9th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

82.6°Inclination
1403 × 1424 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
113.9 minPeriodfrom mean elements
34.8°Ascending node
13759 d agoElement epoch1989-02-12 14:23 UTC · stale

Kosmos-1994 · NORAD 19785 · 1989-009 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
COSMOS 1994
Object ID
1989-009A
Epoch
1989-02-12 14:23:05 UTC
Mean motion
12.6399995 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.001344
Inclination
82.6199°
Ascending node
34.8128°
Arg. of perigee
29.3534°
Mean anomaly
330.8323°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
25
B*
0

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.

Catalogued objects

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

  • Kosmos-1994 · NORAD 19785 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-1995 · NORAD 19786 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-1996 · NORAD 19787 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-1997 · NORAD 19788 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-1998 · NORAD 19789 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-1999 · NORAD 19790 · in orbit

Tsiklon-3 65-606 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

36th launch from 32/1, 1st this year · 1,250th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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

49 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Strela-3 37 to 42 launch?

Strela-3 37 to 42 launched on February 10, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Strela-3 37 to 42?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Strela-3 37 to 42?

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

Where did Strela-3 37 to 42 launch from?

32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit did Strela-3 37 to 42 reach?

Kosmos-1994, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 1,403 × 1,424 km orbit inclined 82.6°.

How many satellites did Strela-3 37 to 42 launch?

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