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Kosmos-3M | Informator-1

Soviet Space Program133/3 (133L) — Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationJan 29, 1991, 11:59 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: Informator-1
Type: Communications
Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Informator 1 was a prototype communications satellite for the Koskon (Space Conversion) Global Space Communication System to collect and transmit data from several scientific stations with an additional radio amateur hosted payload. It was launched on 29 January 1991 from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome by a Kosmos-3M launch vehicle.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Jan 29, 1991, 11:59 UTC
Window opens: Jan 29, 1991, 11:59 UTC
Window closes: Jan 29, 1991, 11:59 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 03:31 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Kosmos-3M (11K65M)
Family: Kosmos
Variant: -3M
Provider: Soviet Space Program
Type: Government
Country: RUS

launch site

Pad: 133/3 (133L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Country: RUS
Timezone: Europe/Moscow
Coordinates: 62.8870, 40.8470