Success
Strela-3 116 to 118 & Gonets 4 to 6
Communications
Russian Space Forces(VKS)Government
Tsiklon-3
LEOorbit
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 second generation of strategic store-dump military communications satellite. Development of this generation to replace the first generation Strela-1M and Strela-2M satellites began in 1973.
Friday, February 14, 1997 at 3:47 AM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#4,125
VKS Mission
#53
Pad Launch
#54
Location Launch
#1,485
Designator
1997-006
Launch Window
NET
Feb 14, 1997, 3:47 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Plesetsk Cosmodrome is a Russian spaceport located in Mirny, Arkhangelsk Oblast, about 800 km north of Moscow and approximately 200 km south of Arkhangelsk. Originally developed as an ICBM site for the R-7 missile, it also served for numerous satellite launches using the R-7 and other rockets. Its high latitude makes it useful only for certain types of launches, especially the Molniya orbits, so for much of the site's history it functioned as a secondary location, with most orbital launches taking place from Baikonur, in the Kazakh SSR. With the end of the Soviet Union, Baikonur became a foreign territory, and Kazakhstan charged $115 million usage fees annually. Consequently, Plesetsk has seen considerably more activity since the 2000s.
Timezone
Europe/Moscow
Local Launch Time
Feb 14, 1997, 6:47 AM
Total Launches
1,685
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
62.9256, 40.5778
Tsiklon-3 Specs
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.
Length
39.27 m
Diameter
3 m
Launch Mass
189 t
Thrust
2,713 kN
LEO Capacity
4,100 kg
Launch Cost
$15M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1977
Fastest Turnaround
3d 7h
Total Launches
122
Successful
115
Failed
7
Consecutive Success
1
Maiden flight: Jun 24, 1977
Russian Space Forces
The Russian Space Forces are a branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces, that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and protection for Russia. Having been reestablished following August 1, 2015 merger between the Russian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces after a 2011 dissolving of the branch. The Russian Space Forces were originally formed on August 10, 1992 and the creation of the Russian Armed Forces.
Founded
1992
Administrator
Commander: Aleksandr Golovko
Total Launches
156
Successful
148
Failed
8
Pending
1
Consecutive Success
68