Mission
Communications · Direct-GEO
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…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| COSMOS 2416 (RODNIK-S 1) 2005-048A | Payload | 1436 × 1446 km · 82.5° | Globe |
| GONETS-D1M 1 2005-048B | Payload | 1437 × 1447 km · 82.5° | Globe |
| SL-8 R/B 2005-048C | Rocket body | 1431 × 1457 km · 82.5° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2005-048. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).