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Russian Space ForcesTsiklon-332/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Strela-3 95 to 100

Launched

June 24, 1993

Launch Successful

Image: NASA

Summary

Strela-3 95 to 100 launched on a Russian Space Forces Tsiklon-3 from 32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 24, 1993. It was Russian Space Forces's 25th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 3,824th orbital launch attempt. It was the 105th Tsiklon-3 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2252, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 1,417 × 1,487 km orbit inclined 82.6°. 8 objects from this launch are catalogued, 6 of them payloads.

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Vehicle
Tsiklon-3 · Russian Space Forces
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
105th Tsiklon-3 flight · 3rd this yearRussian Space Forces's 25th launch7th this yearhumanity's 3,824th orbital launch attempt39th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

82.6°Inclination
1417 × 1487 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
114.8 minPeriodfrom mean elements
2.1°Ascending node
12166 d agoElement epoch1993-06-24 15:18 UTC · stale

Kosmos-2252 · NORAD 22687 · 1993-038 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
COSMOS 2252
Object ID
1993-038A
Epoch
1993-06-24 15:18:32 UTC
Mean motion
12.54728448 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0045263
Inclination
82.5843°
Ascending node
2.1099°
Arg. of perigee
242.1689°
Mean anomaly
117.4801°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
5
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

8 catalogued: 6 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 8 still in orbit

  • Kosmos-2252 · NORAD 22687 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-2253 · NORAD 22688 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-2254 · NORAD 22689 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-2255 · NORAD 22690 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-2256 · NORAD 22691 · in orbit
  • Kosmos-2257 · NORAD 22692 · in orbit

Tsiklon-3 82-801 Stage 3 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Second generation store-dump military communications satellites

Pad

Map of 32/1

32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

48th launch from 32/1, 3rd this year · 1,430th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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

43 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did Strela-3 95 to 100 launch?

Strela-3 95 to 100 launched on June 24, 1993. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Strela-3 95 to 100?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Strela-3 95 to 100?

Tsiklon-3, flown by Russian Space Forces. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet

Where did Strela-3 95 to 100 launch from?

32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit did Strela-3 95 to 100 reach?

Kosmos-2252, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 1,417 × 1,487 km orbit inclined 82.6°.

How many satellites did Strela-3 95 to 100 launch?

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