Production Corporation PolyotKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Strela-3M 1
Launched
December 21, 2005
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Strela-3M 1 launched on a Production Corporation Polyot Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 21, 2005. It was Production Corporation Polyot's 49th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,746th orbital launch attempt. It was the 436th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Kosmos-2416, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 1,445 × 1,463 km orbit inclined 82.5°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M) · Production Corporation Polyot
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 436th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 3rd this yearProduction Corporation Polyot's 49th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,746th orbital launch attempt52nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2416 · NORAD 28908 · 2005-048 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2005-048A
- Epoch
- 2005-12-21 21:06:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.54280091 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011638
- Inclination
- 82.4707°
- Ascending node
- 51.1419°
- Arg. of perigee
- 275.2579°
- Mean anomaly
- 84.7179°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 3 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2416 · NORAD 28908 · in orbit
- Gonets-M No. 11L · NORAD 28909 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 27-232 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Strela-3M (also known as Rodnik-S) is an improved version of the Strela-3 military communications satellites. The first one was launched on 21.12.2005 on a Kosmos-3M booster together with a Gonets-M satellite, which represents the civilian version. Later satellites were launched on Rokot-KM boosters.
Pad
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
204th launch from 132/1 (132L), 3rd this year · 1,546th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
55 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Strela-3M 1 launch?
Strela-3M 1 launched on December 21, 2005. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Strela-3M 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Strela-3M 1?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Production Corporation Polyot. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Strela-3M 1 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Strela-3M 1 reach?
Kosmos-2416, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 1,445 × 1,463 km orbit inclined 82.5°.
How many satellites did Strela-3M 1 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).