Strela-2M [ISS Reshetnev]
The Strela-2 satellites were prototypes of the second component of the Strela store-dump communication system. It consisted of larger single satellites.
Five prototype Strela-2 satellites were launched on Kosmos-1 and Kosmos-3 boosters from Baikonur with two of them failing to reach orbit. They were put into low circular orbits at 800 km orbital height.
After the initial tests, Strela-2 was replaced with the operational Strela-2M (11F610) version.
Nation: | USSR |
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Type / Application: | Military Communication, store dump |
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Contractors: | NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki (NPO PM) |
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Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
Lifetime: | 6 months |
Mass: | 764 kg |
Orbit: |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Kosmos 103 (Strela-2 #1) | 1965-112A | 28.12.1965 | Ba LC-41/15 | Kosmos-1 | ||
Kosmos (132) (Strela-2 #2) | 1966-F11 | 16.11.1966 | Ba LC-41/15 | F | Kosmos-3 | |
Kosmos 151 (Strela-2 #3) | 1967-027A | 24.03.1967 | Ba LC-41/15 | Kosmos-3 | ||
Kosmos (227) (Strela-2 #4) | 1968-F06 | 15.06.1968 | Ba LC-41/15 | F | Kosmos-3 | |
Kosmos 236 (Strela-2 #5) | 1968-070A | 27.08.1968 | Ba LC-41/15 | Kosmos-3 |