Strela-3 (Rodnik probably similar)
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Strela-3 (Rodnik probably similar) |
Rodnik is probably an improved version of the Strela-3 military
communication satellites. The first one was launched on 21.12.2005 on a Cosmos-3M
booster together with a Gonets-D1M
satellite, which might represent the civilian version.
| Type / Application: | Military Communication |
|---|---|
| Operator: | VKS |
| Contractors: | NPO Prikladnoy Mekhaniki (NPO-PM) |
| Orbit: | 1400 km x 1414 km, 82.6° |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launcher | Remarks: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmos 2416 (Rodnik #1) | 21.12.2005 | Pl, LC-132/1 | Cosmos-3M | with Gonets-D1M 1 |
| Cosmos 2437 (Rodnik #2) | 23.05.2008 | Pl, LC-133 | Rokot-KM | - |
| Cosmos 2438 (Rodnik #3) | 23.05.2008 | Pl, LC-133 | Rokot-KM | - |
| Cosmos 2439 (Rodnik #4) | 23.05.2008 | Pl, LC-133 | Rokot-KM | - |
| Cosmos 2451 (Rodnik #5) | 06.07.2009 | Pl, LC-133 | Rokot-KM | - |
| Cosmos 2452 (Rodnik #6) | 06.07.2009 | Pl, LC-133 | Rokot-KM | - |
| Cosmos 2453 (Rodnik #7) | 06.07.2009 | Pl, LC-133 | Rokot-KM | - |
| Cosmos 2468 (Rodnik #8) | 08.09.2010 | Pl, LC-133 | Rokot-KM | - |
| Cosmos (Rodnik #) | - | Pl, LC-133 | Rokot-KM | - |
| Cosmos 2481 (Rodnik #14) | 28.07.2012 | Pl, LC-133 | Rokot-KM | - |
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