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Launch SuccessfulSoviet Space Program
Kosmos-3M: Strela-2M 43
Military communications satellite
Tuesday, 1 December 1987
Mission Data
🇷🇺Soviet Space ProgramEst. 1931
Launch VehicleKosmos-3M (11K65M)
Vehicle FamilyKosmos
Vehicle Record423 of 445 launches (95.1%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record2288 successes / 168 failures (93%)
Success Streak17 consecutive
Mission TypeGovernment/Top Secret
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch Pad133/3 (133L)
Location🇷🇺 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation RUS
Orbital Launches This Year#102
Agency Launches This Year#85
Launches From This Pad159
Launches From This Site1,689
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Launch Site
133/3 (133L) · 62.8870°N 40.8470°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.