Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Production Corporation Polyot
Provider type
Commercial
Orbit
Direct-GEO
Mission type
Communications
Launch site
Russia
Date
Wed, 21 Dec 2005 19:34:20 GMT
Orbital launch #
#4746 ever
Mission
Strela-3M (also known as Rodnik-S) is an improved version of the Strela-3 military communications satellites. The first one was launched on 21.12.2005 on a Kosmos-3M booster together with a Gonets-M satellite, which represents the civilian version. Later satellites were launched on Rokot-KM boosters.