Success
Orbcomm FM 37 to 41 & CDS 3
Communications
Production Corporation Polyot(NP)Commercial
Kosmos-3M (11K65M)
LEOorbit
LEO communications satellites
Thursday, June 19, 2008 at 6:36 AM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#4,916
NP Mission
#55
Pad Launch
#3
Location Launch
#101
Designator
2008-031
Launch Window
NET
Jun 19, 2008, 6:36 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Kapustin Yar is a Russian military training area and a rocket launch complex in Astrakhan Oblast, about 100 km east of Volgograd. It was established by the Soviet Union on 13 May 1946. In the beginning, Kapustin Yar used technology, material, and scientific support gained from the defeat of Germany in World War II. Numerous launches of test rockets for the Russian military were carried out at the site, as well as satellite and sounding rocket launches.
Timezone
Europe/Volgograd
Local Launch Time
Jun 19, 2008, 10:36 AM
Total Launches
101
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
48.5900, 45.7200