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Kosmos-3M | Strela-3M 1

Production Corporation Polyot132/1 (132L) — Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationDec 21, 2005, 19:34 UTC

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

mission

Name: Strela-3M 1
Type: Communications
Target orbit: Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

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.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Dec 21, 2005, 19:34 UTC
Window opens: Dec 21, 2005, 19:34 UTC
Window closes: Dec 21, 2005, 19:34 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 03:43 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Kosmos-3M (11K65M)
Family: Kosmos
Variant: -3M
Provider: Production Corporation Polyot
Type: Commercial
Country: RUS

launch site

Pad: 132/1 (132L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Country: RUS
Timezone: Europe/Moscow
Coordinates: 62.8832, 40.8685