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Tsiklon-3: Gonets-D 319 to 321 & Strela-3 113 to 115

Gonets- satellite were the civilian derivate of the military Strela-3 satellite system. The Gonets system was offered to support international health organizations to meet their global communications needs for the transfer of medical data and records to remote sites. Strela-3 was the second generation of Russian strategic store-dump military communications satellite. Development of this generation to replace the first generation Strela-1M and Strela-2M satellites began in 1973.

Monday, 19 February 1996
Tsiklon-3: Gonets-D 319 to 321 & Strela-3 113 to 115

Mission Data

Russian Space Forces
🇷🇺Russian Space ForcesEst. 1992
Launch VehicleTsiklon-3
Vehicle FamilyTsiklon
Vehicle Record115 of 122 launches (94.3%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record151 successes / 8 failures (95%)
Success Streak71 consecutive
Mission TypeCommunications
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch Pad32/1
Location🇷🇺 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation RUS
Orbital Launches This Year#10
Agency Launches This Year#1
Launches From This Pad57
Launches From This Site1,689
Status Note

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

About Tsiklon-3

The Tsyklon-3 was a Soviet, and subsequently Ukrainian orbital carrier rocket. A derivative of the R-36 ICBM, and a member of the Tsyklon family, it made its maiden flight on 24 June 1977, and was retired on 30 January 2009.

Launch Site

32/1 · 62.9064°N 40.7845°E

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.