Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-332/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-3 61 to 66
Launched
May 16, 1991
Image: NASA
Summary
Strela-3 61 to 66 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 16, 1991. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,418th launch, 23rd this year and humanity's 3,631st orbital launch attempt. It was the 91st Tsiklon-3 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-2143, one of 13 catalogued objects, from May 20, 1991, was 1,407 × 1,423 km inclined 82.6°. 13 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
- 91st Tsiklon-3 flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,418th launch23rd this yearhumanity's 3,631st orbital launch attempt34th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2143 · NORAD 21299 · 1991-033 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 13 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2143
- Object ID
- 1991-033A
- Epoch
- 1991-05-20 03:15:07 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.6361007 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001036
- Inclination
- 82.5743°
- Ascending node
- 224.1283°
- Arg. of perigee
- 7.1493°
- Mean anomaly
- 352.9746°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 41
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
13 catalogued: 6 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 6 debris; 13 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2143 · NORAD 21299 · in orbit
- Kosmos-2144 · NORAD 21300 · in orbit
- Kosmos-2145 · NORAD 21301 · in orbit
- Kosmos-2146 · NORAD 21302 · in orbit
- Kosmos-2147 · NORAD 21303 · in orbit
- Kosmos-2148 · NORAD 21304 · in orbit
Tsiklon-3 19-025 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
49th launch from 32/2, 2nd this year · 1,358th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
65 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
22 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-3 61 to 66 launch?
Strela-3 61 to 66 launched on May 16, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-3 61 to 66?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-3 61 to 66?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did Strela-3 61 to 66 launch from?
32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-3 61 to 66 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-2143, one of 13 catalogued objects, from May 20, 1991, was 1,407 × 1,423 km inclined 82.6°.
How many satellites did Strela-3 61 to 66 launch?
6 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 6 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).