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Strela‑2M 51

Name: Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 51
Start: 1993-06-16T04:17:00Z
Location: 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Kosmos-3M

Launched Wed, Jun 16 · 4:17 AM UTC1993-06-16 04:17 UTC132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Low Earth Orbit

Worldwide

37th

orbital launch attempt in 1993

Production Corporation Polyot

4th

launch this year

132/1 (132L)

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

307 d 22 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

Military communications satellite. Destroyed in a collision with Iridium 33.

Launch Provider

Production Corporation Polyot

Commercial · Russia

Launches

Successful

96%

Upcoming

scheduled

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Production Corporation PolyotLaunch SuccessfulGovernment/Top Secret

Strela‑2M 51

Kosmos-3M

Launched Wed, Jun 16 · 4:17 AM UTC1993-06-16 04:17 UTC132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Low Earth Orbit

Worldwide

37th

orbital launch attempt in 1993

Production Corporation Polyot

4th

launch this year

132/1 (132L)

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

307 d 22 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

Military communications satellite. Destroyed in a collision with Iridium 33.

Launch Provider

Production Corporation Polyot

Commercial · Russia

Launches

Successful

96%

Upcoming

scheduled

All Production Corporation Polyot launches Website Wikipedia

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Strela‑2M 51

Mission

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Strela‑2M 51

Mission

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Never Miss a Launch.