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

Strela-3 43 to 48

Launched

September 14, 1989

Launch Successful

Image: NASA

Summary

Strela-3 43 to 48 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 14, 1989. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,296th launch, 55th this year and humanity's 3,449th orbital launch attempt. It was the 78th Tsiklon-3 flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2038, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 1,399 × 1,419 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
78th Tsiklon-3 flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,296th launch55th this yearhumanity's 3,449th orbital launch attempt75th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

82.6°Inclination
1399 × 1419 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
113.8 minPeriodfrom mean elements
167.1°Ascending node
13545 d agoElement epoch1989-09-15 02:33 UTC · stale

Kosmos-2038 · NORAD 20232 · 1989-074 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
COSMOS 2038
Object ID
1989-074A
Epoch
1989-09-15 02:33:40 UTC
Mean motion
12.6510348 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0012385
Inclination
82.5782°
Ascending node
167.0656°
Arg. of perigee
27.9487°
Mean anomaly
332.2275°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
6
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-2038 · NORAD 20232 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-2039 · NORAD 20233 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-2040 · NORAD 20234 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-2041 · NORAD 20235 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-2042 · NORAD 20236 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-2043 · NORAD 20237 · in orbit

Tsiklon-3 79-202 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

37th launch from 32/1, 2nd this year · 1,283rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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

215 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did Strela-3 43 to 48 launch?

Strela-3 43 to 48 launched on September 14, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Strela-3 43 to 48?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Strela-3 43 to 48?

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

Where did Strela-3 43 to 48 launch from?

32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit did Strela-3 43 to 48 reach?

Kosmos-2038, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 1,399 × 1,419 km orbit inclined 82.6°.

How many satellites did Strela-3 43 to 48 launch?

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