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

Strela-3 73 to 78

Launched

November 12, 1991

Launch Successful

Image: NASA

Summary

Strela-3 73 to 78 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 12, 1991. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,450th launch, 55th this year and humanity's 3,677th orbital launch attempt. It was the 96th Tsiklon-3 flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-2165, one of 7 catalogued objects, from November 16, 1991, was 1,402 × 1,421 km 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
96th Tsiklon-3 flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,450th launch55th this yearhumanity's 3,677th orbital launch attempt80th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

82.6°Inclination
1402 × 1421 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
113.9 minPeriodfrom mean elements
18.6°Ascending node
12753 d agoElement epoch1991-11-16 07:21 UTC · stale

Kosmos-2165 · NORAD 21779 · 1991-077 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
COSMOS 2165
Object ID
1991-077A
Epoch
1991-11-16 07:21:56 UTC
Mean motion
12.64619418 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0012259
Inclination
82.61°
Ascending node
18.5513°
Arg. of perigee
23.7°
Mean anomaly
336.4656°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
44
B*
0.040992

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-2165 · NORAD 21779 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-2166 · NORAD 21780 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-2167 · NORAD 21781 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-2168 · NORAD 21782 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-2169 · NORAD 21783 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-2170 · NORAD 21784 · in orbit

Tsiklon-3 57-903 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

43rd launch from 32/1, 1st this year · 1,378th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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

410 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did Strela-3 73 to 78 launch?

Strela-3 73 to 78 launched on November 12, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Strela-3 73 to 78?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Strela-3 73 to 78?

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

Where did Strela-3 73 to 78 launch from?

32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit did Strela-3 73 to 78 reach?

The tracked orbit of Kosmos-2165, one of 7 catalogued objects, from November 16, 1991, was 1,402 × 1,421 km inclined 82.6°.

How many satellites did Strela-3 73 to 78 launch?

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